36 HJALMAR THUREN. 
All the strophes in the great refrain have no half-tone intervals. 
Apart from the recitatives melodies such only occur to a small 
extent. 
The material recorded by Stein thus shows, that there is a 
distinct difference between the music of the East Greenlanders and 
that of the Smith Sound Eskimo. The chief difference lies in 
this, that the melodic recitatives of the Smith Sound Eskimo are 
interwoven with or end in more complete melodic periods, whilst 
the East Greenlanders carry the recitative throughout the whole 
melody, when the recitative is at all used. The very prominent 
East Greenland motifs constructed on the first, fourth and fifth, are 
not found at all among the Smith Sound Eskimo. And lastly, even 
the joining of the strophes to form a melody is different for the 
two tribes. Common to both tribes is the frequent use of the scales 
F(GA—C and FGA—CD. 
Stein’s melodies give a very original impression but it is not 
altogether excluded, that some foreign influence has been at work. 
The Smith Sound Eskimo have often heard both instrumental 
music and English songs from the men of the ships of the many 
Arctic expeditions; and Stein also narrates, that he has heard some 
of the Eskimo singing the variety tune ,,Tarara-boom-de-ay” and 
popular English songs. 
On a voyage made by Knud Rasmussen to Cape York in the 
summer of 1909, he was accompanied by the Norwegian composer 
Léden, who took a number of the Smith Sound Eskimo songs on 
the phonograph. This material, when published, will probably form 
a very valuable supplement to Stein’s collection. 
Ш. Songs of North-West Greenland. 
The whole population of North Greenland — that portion of the 
west coast of Greenland which lies between Cape York and Disko 
Bay — have now become Christians. European music has thus, quite 
naturally, found a footing here. As Will. Thalbitzer reports, the 
North Greenlanders readily adopt the European songs, but neverthe- 
less alter these somewhat according to their national mode of singing. 
They have not forgotten the latter, but — especially in the two 
northernmost districts — have preserved a large number of melodies 
from their heathen period. 
In 1900—1901 W. THALBITZER collected a considerable material 
