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108 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 165
Analysis.—Several renditions of this song were recorded and show slight differences
in the final phrase. The tones of this phrase are not important, but it
was always sung in the indicated tempo, the repetition of the song returning to
the original time.
The melody is minor in tonality and the measure lengths are more uniform
than in a majority of the songs in this series. The drumbeat was said to be
different in this and the next song, but the difference was not audible in the
tapping with which the singer accompanied his performance.
No. 79.
Pleasure Dance song (b)
(Catalog No. 2475)
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Analysis.—The general character of this resembles the preceding dance songs.
The rhythm of the opening phrases is repeated on E and D-sharp. A similar
phrase at the close of the song contains an interval of a whole tone instead of a
semitone. The possibility that the pitch of unimportant tones may be affected
by the vowels in the words or accompanying syllables is discussed in the analysis
of the following song.
The Comanche tribe were enemies of the Zuni and invaded their
land, but from them the Zuiii obtained the typical Indian dance
costume. The Zuni did not have buckskin until they met the Comanche,
but they admired the leather jacket, the feathered war
bonnet, and other regalia worn by the Comanche, and adapted the
costume to their own use. They also composed songs that were
known as "Comanche songs," using them in a dance with that name.
An Acoma song of this dance is also presented (No, 40).