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72 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BttlI/. 165
Analysis.—The form of this song resembles that of the corn-grinding songs in
its periods and their repetition, but differs in that it contains two instead of three
periods and the keynote is the lowest as well as the final tone. Attention is
directed to the repetition of the rhythmic unit in period B on tones a fourth lower
than in period A. This is the more interesting as both periods are based on the
triad above the keynote. Thirteen of the 65 intervals are fourths and more than
half are whole tones. The rhythmic unit is a detached phrase, having no influence
on the rhythm of the song as a whole. The pitch at the close of period A was
a semitone lower than at the beginning. This lowering of pitch was not gradual.
The tone transcribed as E-flat at the end of the period was sung a semitone lower
than the indicated pitch and in the succeeding measures it was slightly raised,
though returning to the lower pitch at the close of the song. The singer recorded
a repetition of this song after a short pause. This repetition began on D and sank
to D-flat by the end of the first period, ending on the lower pitch. The measures
in 3-8 time were uniform in the two renditions.
It was said that the next song is an old melody to which new words
could be added if desired.
(Catalog No. 1997)
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