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TETON SIOUX MUSIC 



385 



No. 159. "A Spotted Horse" (Catalogue No. 626) 



Sung by One Feather 



Voice J ^ 96 

 Drlm not recorded 



Ko - la -pi - la 



wa - u we 



kola''pila friends 



hiya'yapiye yo come with me 



^uggle'ska a spotted horse 



da it is 



hiyo' waii' we I am coming after 



Analysis. — This is a pleasing rhythmic melody on the fourth five- 

 toned scale. The song is based on the tonic triad, but the second is 

 twice accented, classifying the song as melodic with harmonic frame- 

 work. The eighth rest in the third measure from the close was 

 clearly given in the three renditions. The intonation w^as good on 

 all except the highest tones. As frequently occurs in songs on the 

 fourth five-toned scale, the minor third is prominent, in this instance 

 forming one-third of the number of intervals. An ascending minor 

 sixth is found in the early part of the melody. It is interesting to 

 note that the minor sixth appears much oftener than the major sixth 

 in the Sioux songs under analysis. (See Tables 11, 12, pp. 16, 17.) 



1 The first part of this song is addressed to friends, the remainder to the enemy. 



