316 Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



No. 99. Record IV. C. 22 



B minor tonality 

 Phrases Measures Beats 



The form of this song is extremely interesting, especially from the stand- 

 point of the subdivisions within the phrases themselves, and the repetitions. 

 The extensions which comprise the D phrase are worthy of study, both from a 

 melodic and a metric point of view. The new departure as set forth in the E 

 and F phrases, while common in Eskimo music, would seldom be found in Indian 

 songs. It probably represents the line of fusion of two songs which were once 

 quite distinct, as this process is visible in all stages in the dance songs of the 

 Copper Eskimos. The presence of the m measure in the first E phrase is no 

 doubt a mistake. Probably it should not be counted in the analysis. The song 

 begins on the last half of the final beat of the measure, on the fifth degree of 

 the minor scale and ends on the same tone which seems to be the resting place 

 or general level for the tune. 



This is a much fuller and probably more nearly original version than No. 98. 



