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TETON SIOUX MUSIC 



431 



I 



Comparatively Modern Songs — (!) War Songs (sec. 2) — Continued 



Melodic Analysis — Continued 



INTERVALS IN DOWNWARD PROGRESSION 



Number 

 of songs. 



Interval of a— 



Minor sixth 



Fifth 



Fourth 



Major tliird 



Minor third 



Augmented second. 



Major second 



Minor second 



98 

 49 



186 

 3 



316 

 52 



Total. 



707 



INTERVALS IN UPWARD PROGRESSION 



Interval of a — 



Ninth 



Octave 



Major sixth. . 



Fifth 



Fourth 



Major third. . 

 Minor third. . 

 Major second. 

 Minor second . 



Total 



1 



12 

 4 



28 

 63 

 44 

 90 

 116 

 32 



390 



AVERAGE NUMBER OF SEMITONES IN AN INTERVAL 



Total number of intervals 



Total number of semitones 



Average number of semitones in an interval . 



1,097 



3,374 



3.07 



