DENSMORE] NORTHERN UTE MUSIC 151 
No. 72. War Song (e) (Catalogue No. 705) 
Recorded by S1incErR No. 9 
Voice g\= 126 
Drum a= 63 (See footnote) 
: ¢ a ie ers 
pppEe Se qeayit her etsy 
Connective phrase 
at Zee 
FEES Ee a >—r ae 88 : 
ee ae eee eae |B eee 
Analysis.—Instead of a uniform drumbeat throughout the song, 
we have in this instance a very rapid drumbeat in the opening meas- 
ures, followed by a quarter-note rhythm. Other songs with the 
same peculiarity are Nos. 86, 87, and 88. This seems an individual 
phase rather than one connected with the character of the song. 
The quarter-note drumbeat was maintained steadily during the 3-8 
measures of the song and synchronized occasionally with the voice. 
Only one other song (No. 22) begins in 3-8 time. In the fourth and 
fifth renditions the singer interpolated sharp, shrill cries before the 
connective phrase. (See No. 7.) The melody contains the tones of 
the fourth five-toned scale and is melodic in structure. Only one- 
fourth of the intervals are larger than a minor third. 
One of the oldest warriors in the tribe said that his father told him 
of a war party in which he was leader. It was a large party, com- 
prising from 30 to 50 men, armed with bows and arrows. The infor- 
mation is not clear as to whether this song was sung by the attacking 
warriors when near the enemy’s camp or was composed in honor of 
a successful attack. To sing during an attack is not customary, 
yet it may have been done at this time, as the attacking party was 
so large. The singer’s manner was excited as he recorded the song, 
and between the renditions he shouted, “‘ Now, now, run your horses 
because our young men may be killed; because if we go into the 
enemy’s tents our scalps may be taken.”” The attack was said to 
have been made just before sunrise. 
