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No. 206. S(Mii? «»f llio :VI(»oca.slii (Jame (a) (Catalogue No. 551) 

 Sung by (iRay II.vwk 



Voice J..- 92 

 Dui;m J- 108 

 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 6 



Anahjftis. — Three renditions of this song were recorded, the repeti- 

 tions being without a break in the time. Throughout the renditions 

 the ch"uni was shghtly faster than the voice, as indicated by the 

 metronome tempo. The rhythmic unit, which is interesting, occurs 

 three times. All the tones of the octave are found in the song, 

 which is freely melodic in structure. The intonation was good. 

 Intervals of an unusually large variety are present in the song, 

 there being five kinds of ascending and five of descending intervals. 



The song contains two rests. (See song No. 79.) 



No. 207. Song of the Moccasin Game (b) (Catalogue No. 552) 

 Sung by Gray Hawk 



Voice J 



-76 

 Dritm J:^108 

 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 19 



Analysis. — This song begins and ends on the same tone. (See No. 82.) 

 The other instances of this kind in the present scries with one ex- 

 ception begin with an ascent of an octave, returning to the original tone 

 at the close. It will be noted that the first tone of this sons is about 



