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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pueblo music<br />
65<br />
No. 43. The sound <strong>of</strong> the raingods— Continued<br />
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Translation<br />
How pretty they are <strong>com</strong>ing.<br />
The raingods make a sound up above.<br />
How pretty! How prettyl That is so.<br />
That is why this year the raingods will travel,<br />
How prettyl That is so.<br />
That is why this year the rain will fall,<br />
How pretty! That is so.<br />
[.;c^i'^<br />
ritara.<br />
Analysis.—The form <strong>of</strong> this song resembles that <strong>of</strong> others in the group. It will<br />
be noted that period A is based on the minor triad B-D-F-sharp, while periods<br />
B <strong>and</strong> C are based on the major triad D-F-sharp-A, the last period emphasizing<br />
each tone <strong>of</strong> the triad. In structure the song is harmonic, <strong>and</strong> about threefourths<br />
<strong>of</strong> the intervals are major <strong>and</strong> minor thirds. The repeated portions were<br />
sung accurately except that the tone A occurring about midway through the song<br />
was changed to D when the phrase was repeated. The melody contains all the<br />
tones <strong>of</strong> the octave <strong>and</strong> has a <strong>com</strong>pass <strong>of</strong> 13 tones.<br />
The next song contains both <strong>Isleta</strong> <strong>and</strong> Hopi words, the latter<br />
following the words that were translated.<br />
words was not known.<br />
The meaning <strong>of</strong> the Hopi
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