Songs of the Copper Eskimos 55 



V. 6. 



Refrain 



Phrases 



fA" 



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jCD 

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The song begins on the sixth degree but the persistent presence of the fifth 

 estabUshes the major tonahty, especially with the fourth and the second degrees, 

 even though the sixth degree is very prominent throughout the song. It also 

 begins on the first beat of the measure. The first half is quite regular in form 

 although there are slight rhythmic deviations. The end is on the fifth degree, 

 necessarily in a key a step lower, for the singer gradually flatted. 



A second song is joined immediately to the first with a regulation con- 

 nective. It begins on the sixth degree also, after the connective, and on the 

 first beat of the measure. After the first verse the E phrase takes the place of 

 the A. The form is different from the first song where there were only three 

 phrases and the connective. Here there are four. It is interesting to observe 

 the additional phrase in the refrain after the third verse. Beyond this point 

 much of the regularity of form breaks down. In the fourth verse the first phrase 

 is very long with an almost inseparable extension, and takes the place of two 

 distinct phrases. Other like changes occur in the fifth and sixth verses which 

 an examination of the music will reveal better than description. The song 

 ends on the fifth degree, although it evidently is not finished. 



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