Music of Acoma, Isleta, Cochiti, and Zuñi Pueblos - Flutopedia.com
Music of Acoma, Isleta, Cochiti, and Zuñi Pueblos - Flutopedia.com
Music of Acoma, Isleta, Cochiti, and Zuñi Pueblos - Flutopedia.com
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30 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Buli,. 165<br />
(Catalog No. 1909)<br />
No. 22.<br />
A little golden calliste<br />
Voice J - 132<br />
Drum J r 132<br />
Drum-rliythm similar to No. 21<br />
Irregular in tonality<br />
A<br />
1^<br />
'fiff<br />
^^g^^^^ri^^^^gt^t^iJI<br />
M<br />
w<br />
J = 84<br />
w^fW m Drum indistinct<br />
Im^n^i^ m<br />
J z 72<br />
There in the eastern turquoise chamber<br />
There this morning a baby golden calliste (eagle) was born<br />
Analysis.—Two renditions <strong>of</strong> this song were recorded, the performance lasting<br />
about V/i minutes. During this time the pitch was gradually lowered almost a<br />
semitone. The transcription represents the melody as nearly as possible, being<br />
on the pitch level <strong>of</strong> the first rendition. The song is classified as irregular in tonality.<br />
The first four measures are chiefly on the descending tones G-E-C- A, followed<br />
by six measures suggesting C as their keynote. The principal tones in the<br />
second period are C <strong>and</strong> A, while the closing measures suggest the key <strong>of</strong> A minor.<br />
Attention is directed to the ascent <strong>of</strong> a ninth between the periods. The drumbeat<br />
is synchronous with the voice during the first period, but is indistinct during the<br />
second period <strong>of</strong> the melody.
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