V. 5. pt. 1? 



Phrases 

 fA" " ' 



[B' 



Songs of the Copper Eskimos 



b a^ ai' 

 3 2 2 



bi ci d ai' 

 3 3 2 2 



Conn. 



a" a'' 

 2 2 



New Song called V. 6. 



V. 6. 



Refrain 



E 



4 

 4 

 5 



Conn. 



g* g' 

 2 2 



V. 7 



10 

 4 



7 



7 



e f g6 3 



2 2 3 



6 h i^ 3 



2 2 3 



2 



The refrain in this song is really part of the second phrase of the verse, 

 composed of the last measure of the phrase proper and such extensions as may 

 be added and these vary from time to time in length. The prelude is unusually 

 short and might be said to include the connective, which according to the 

 majority of songs is out of place here. It usually does not appear until the close 

 of the first verse or the first part of it. 



The song begins on the first beat, on the fifth degree of the scale and ends 

 on the same tone, this being the general level throughout. The most striking 

 feature is the sudden shift at what is called the sixth verse to new rhythms, 

 while maintaining a m«lody which is closely allied to the other. This latter 

 part is probably a new song which on account of its similarity to the other has 

 been associated with it, but it may be a simple case of playing with rhythms. 

 The high speed is another unusual feature. The two singers seemed to be 

 racing and this theory receives some support in the junction of the measur'es 

 gi and e at the beginning of the phrase D. One singer rushed ahead causing 

 two tones on one beat. The second song has two phrases to the verse and one 

 longer for the refrain. The rhythmic pattern is very consistently carried out for 

 the first C and D phrases, but breaks down in the second, or rather there is a 

 second pattern introduced for the same melody. 



