BR BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY (BuLL, 75 
UNDETERMINED DANCE SONGS 
The three songs next following were said to belong to a religious 
dance, the character of which was not determined, 
No. 27, Undetermined Dance Song (a) (Catalogue No, 788) 
Recorded by Sinarr No, 14 
Voron a 84 ( J 168) 
Drum not recorded 
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The words of this song were said to mean ‘‘On a mountain, the 
noise of the wind,” ‘These words were not recorded, 
Analysis.—Vhis melody is characterized by small progressions, 88 
per cent of the intervals being a minor third, or smaller than a minor 
third—that is, containing from one to three semitones. The two 
rhythmic units have no resemblance to each other, one occurring in 
the first and the other in the latter portion of the song. ‘The time 
values were given with exactness, three renditions being recorded 
and showing no differences. lor other songs containing rests see 
No. & Only one other song of this series (No, 14) contains 5-8 
measures, 
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