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TETON SIOUX MUSIC 



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and pursued them. Iniraediately the Crows were surrounded and 

 most of them were killed. 



Eagle Shield said that he sang the foUowmg song when he killed 

 one of tlie Crows, and that it is a song of the Miwa'tani society: 



No. 165. "I Took Courage' 



Sung by Eagle Shield 



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he - mi - 6i ye - lo 



Kaggi^ -w-ida^sa kig the Crow Indians 



natag^ hiyu^kina rushing to fight 



Miwa'tani kighag' la Miwa'tani 



blihe'mii^i yelo' took courage 



Analysis. — The rhythmic structure of this song is interesting. 

 The two rhythmic units are almost alike, yet their difference gives 

 variety to the rhythm of the song as a whole. With the exception 

 of the ascent of an octave with the entrance of the words there are 

 only three intei-vals in the song — the fourth, the minor third, and 

 the major second, the last-named forming 60 per cent of the entire 

 number of intervals. The song is major in tonality, yet 28 per cent 

 of the intervals are minor thirds. The only tones in the melody are 

 those of the major triad and second. This would suggest that the 



