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Show DENSMOEB] NOETHEBN UTE MUSIC 181 corresponding count in the third measure. These slight differences repeated persistently show that the rhythm of the song is clear in the mind of the singer. This song is harmonic in structure and has a compass of five tones. The major third constitutes 76 per cent of the progressions, the remaining intervals being four minor thirds and one ascending fifth. No. 102. Hand Game Song ( i) ( Catalogue No. 699) Recorded by SINGER NO. 4 VOICE J = 104 DRUM J = 104 Drum- rhythm similar to No. 18 a4i± : H M£ 1 £ m **£=?• ? m'^ • Sj- iijr r i ' ^ 1 Analysis.- This melody progresses chiefly by' whole tones, these constituting 73 per cent of the intervals. iSee No. 28.) G is regarded as the keynote, the song containing this tone with its second, fifth, and sixth. The melody begins with an upward progression, though the general trend is downward. PLOTS OF HAND GAME SONGS No. 94. SHI No. 95. mm I m mm ^ M No. 97. No. 99. FIG. 17.- Plots, Group 13 ( Hand game songs) The plots of these songs show an emphasis on the lowest tone which is lacking in other groups and which recalls the plots of the songs of Sioux medicine men confident of their power. |