DENSMOUK] 



TETON SIOUX MUSIC 



501 



Analysis. — This song was sung by four singers, and was afterwards 

 recorded by Shoots First alone, in order that it might be more easily 

 transcribed. The structure of the song is interesting. There are 

 two rhythmic units, having the same division of the first count; the 

 first of these units appears nine times. There are also two similar 

 phrases beginning on the unaccented instead of the accented beat. 

 The second unit occurs twice, with a slight difference in the second 

 measure due to the form of the words. The song has a compass of 

 nine tones and lacks the sixth and seventh tones of the complete 

 octave. Of the progressions 60 per cent are whole tones, the remaining 

 intervals comprising 8 minor thirds, 7 fourths, and 1 ascending fifth. 



Voice J ^72 

 (or ^ z^ 144) 

 DiuM not recorded 



No. 223. "Take Fresh Courage" (Catalogue No. 47i 

 Sung by Siya^ka 



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V 1^ 



^ zi H" '•■ "•" '^' 'S' 



V r 



It r ^ ^ 



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WORDS (not transcribed) 



rtesag^-nog''pawii] Two White Buffalo 



blihe'iciya yo take fresh courage 



itar)^(;!-ag (for) the chiefs 



wagwi''6alaka 6e j'ou have seen 



Analysis.— This song contains all the tones of the octave except 

 the sixth and seventh. The principal intervals are the fourth and 

 major second — an unusual melodic formation. The song is minor in 

 tonality and has a compass of nine tones. The tonic chord is promi- 

 nent in the melody, but the accents are so placed that the song is 

 classified as melodic mth harmonic framework. 

 4840°— Bull. 61—18 34 



