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FORTYNINE DANCE SONGS
This was said to be an old dance that is no longer danced at Isleta.
It is widely used among tribes of the Plains, and was witnessed
among the Winnebago and Menominee, five of the Winnebago songs
being recorded (Densmore, MS.). In both tribes it was said that the
name of the dance was derived from that of the regiment in which
certain Indians served in World War I.
It appears to be a very old
social dance that has become associated with war.
At Isleta, the drummer usually led the singing. He started the
songs and anyone who wished to join was at liberty to do so.
(Catalog No. 1986)
No. 54.
Song of Fortynine dance (a)
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Analysis.—The thematic structure of this melody is unusually interesting.
In the first measure of period B we have a reversal of the count divisions in the
first measure of period A. In the rhythmic unit we have the first measure of
period A with an additional count, this unit being followed by a repetition of