Songs of the Copper Eskimos 63 



The presence of the D phrase at the beginning of the third verse is probably 

 a mistake, although the fact that it also occurs in the fourth may mean a new 

 departure. Co^apare this with verse 1, part 2, and verse 2, part 2. The use of 

 a connective form at the beginning is very uncommon. Another unusual feature 

 is that the connectives, except in this instance, are missing entirely. At the 

 end of the C phrases there is a measure, the fifth, which is not altogether a part 

 of it, yet which does not stand alone in quite the same way that the connective 

 usually does, especially in respect to the refrain just finished. This measure 

 seems rather a return to the melody of the first part of the phrase. To call it a 

 connective, is, however, not entirely without justification, and, considering the 

 fact that the connective seems 'an almost invariable feature of the songs, it 

 might be better to class these measures as such. An interesting variant of the 

 usual form is the three-phrase structure of the second part of the verse. The 

 first part has a two-phrase structure. 



The song begins on the tonic, presumably, if the key be regarded as G major, 

 and on the down beat. G is the general level of the tune and the third verse, 

 which is the last complete one, ends there. 



