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TETON SIOUX MUSIC 



317 



Toka'la kig the Fox (society) 



ta^ku yaka'pi daq^na whenever you propose to do anything 



iyo'tag' inidi'la I consider myself foremost 



l^or) but (now) 



iyo'tiye a hard time 



waki' yelo' I am having 



Analysis. — This is the only song recorded by this singer, but its 

 rhythmic form shows that it was clear in his mind. Two renditions 

 were recorded; these show no points of difference. Tlu'ee accidentals 

 occur — the second and third lowered a semitone, and the fourth 

 raised a semitone. In the first part of the song C sharp and D sharp 

 were sung slightly below pitch, but these appear in a series of the 

 small intervals which seem difficult for an Indian to sing correctly. 

 All the tones of the octave are present in the song, and almost 56 

 per cent of Ihe intervals are major seconds. A change of tempo occurs 

 in the song. (See song No. 5.) 



No. 116. Song of the Fox Society (b) (Catalogue No. 580) 



Sung by Shooter 

 Voice J— 84 

 Drum J =84 

 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 5 





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ta-moij-ka Sni ye - lo 



kola' • friends 



ta'ku yaka''pi kig whatever you council about 



tamog'ka ^ni yelo' I consider a difficult undertaking 



Analysis. — This melody is minor in tonality and lacks the seventh 

 and fourth tones of the complete octave. (See analysis of song 

 No. 26.) The minor third is not found in the song; instead we find 

 that the major third constitutes about one fourth of the intervals. 



In one instance the final syllaljle of this word was omitted by the singer. 



