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Old Songs — (4) Songs Used in Treatment of the Siclc — Continued 

 ' Melodic. Analysis — Continued 



FIRST PROGRESSION— DOWNWARD AND UPWARD 



Downward. 

 Upward . . . 



Total. 



Number 

 of songs. 



16 



Serial Nos. of songs. 



79, 80, 81, 83, 85, 86, 

 82, 84, 88, 91 



92, 93, 9-! 



TOTAL NUMBER OF PROGRESSIONS— DOWNWARD AND UPWARD 



Downward. 

 Upward ... 



Total . 



292 

 186 



478 



INTERVALS IN DOWNWARD PROGRESSION 



Interval of a — 



Fifth 



Fourth 



Major third . . 

 Minor third . . 

 Major second. 

 Minor second . 



Total 



3 



53 

 13 

 68 

 135 

 20 



INTERVALS IN UPWARD PROGRESSION 



Interval of a— 



Eleventh 



Tenth 



Octave 



Major sixth.. 

 Minor sixth . . 



Fifth 



Fourth 



Major third . . 

 Minor third . . 

 Major second. 

 Minor second . 



Total. 



186 



AVERAGE NUMBER OF SEMITONES IN AN INTERVAL 



