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TETON SIOUX MUSIC 



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No. 190. Song In Honor of Gabriel Renville (b) (Catalogue No. 666) 



Sung by Moses Renville 

 VoicK ^ =1 92 

 Drcm J =84 

 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 19 



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ye Sui a he Si- si -" fe-toq-waq kiq he e 



ha - ya-pi do 



Ti^'piwakag Holy House (known as Gabriel Renville) 



kig he even he 



to^ld iya^ye is departed (I know not where) 



<?a therefore 



tuwe' upon 



ni no onfe 



wacig^ waye^ sni he can I rely 



Sisi^togwag kig the Sisseton Sioux 



heya'pi do have said 



Analysis. — In general character this song resembles the preced- 

 ing, but it is longer and contains a rhythmic unit. The drum is 

 persistently slower than the voice, as in the preceding song, through- 

 out five renditions. Of the intervals 80 per cent are minor thirds 

 and major seconds, the other intervals consisting of five fourths and 

 one ascending fifth. The song has a range of an octave and is melodic 

 in structure. 



Songs Nos. 191 and 192 are in honor of men living at the pres- 

 ent time who were chiefs of the Teton Sioux under the old tribal 

 organization. While their actual authority has passed away, they 

 are still regarded as chiefs and accorded some of their former honor. 



This melody was recently composed and was said to be a grass- 

 dance tune. During a gathering of Sioux at the Standing Rock 

 Agency in the summer of 1912 this song was sung in honor of John 



