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Show / 68 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [ BULL. 75 No. 11. Bear Dance Song ( g) Recorded by SINGEB NO. 5 VOIOB J = 144 Morache not recorded ( 1) ( Catalogue No. 766) ( 2) \*$#$ » tstj u\\ » ? f f tff - wn r #- fL ( 2) ife I i J- 112 ia ^== ^ m - r"^ , \. J J J J | J TJ ^ # ES J = 144 ( 2) F7^ E= Z -#-#- ( 2) ( 1) g f f f n B^ i r * ^ p L^ d ii¥ S LT jfWFt " t: Jir H ^ a ,'= 112 as * » § s = P^= p: = P= ps w I ' g r* & Analysis.- Four renditions of this song were recorded and in them all occur the changes of tempo indicated in the transcription. The first of the slower phrases is on a tone which appears to have little relation to the rest of the melody, but this tone was persistent in the several renditions. Two rhythmic units occur, having the same division of the first count but differing in the remaining portion. The fourth is a prominent interval, comprising 25 per cent of the entire number. ( See No. 3.) Attention is directed to the ascent of a ninth, midway through the song. Reference to Table 12 on page 41 will show this to be an unusual progression. The song is melodic in structure and contains the tones of the second five- toned scale. Other songs containing rests are noted in the analysis of No. 8. Other songs containing a change of tempo are Nos. 76 and 99. |