Description - Chippewa Music Volume 2 by Frances Densmore
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...secure supernatural aid, and afterward in the victory dance to commemorate the triumph and the means by. which he believed it had been attained. Odjlb'we stated that long ago a party of Chippewa attacked the Sioux, killing several and securing the scalps. Then they started for home with the Sioux in hot pursuit. The leader of the party was the singer of this song. In his youthful vision he saw a protecting cloud, and when the Sioux pressed close he sang his dream song. Suddenly a dark cloud came across the sky, the rain fell in torrents, and through the storm the Chippewa made their escape. After reaching home the leader sang this song at the victory dance. (Compare Nos. 63, 64, 66, 85, 87, 94, 140, 141, 145, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 153.) Analysis.--This song contains three accidentals--the second, third, and sixth lowered a semitone. The F natural was imperfectly given at the opening of the song but accurately sung in the latter part. Three renditions of the song were recorded and the accidentals were uniformly given though the intonation varied on several other intervals. The rhythmic unit occurs six times, the prolonged tones between the second and third occurrences of the unit being uniform in the renditions. The following is the dream song of a forgotten warrior. No. 43. "I am Called" (Catalogue No. 331) Sung by Odjib'we Voice J--104 Drum J =116 (Drum-rhythm similar to No. 2) (1st phrase) nana'wagam' from the middle kl/tcigam/ing/ of the great water ninon'domig' I am called manido' by the spirit Analysis.--Four renditions of this song were given, with a pause between the second and third. Two weeks later the song was recorded twice. The six records are identical except that in the last two the tone E (last count, fifth measure from the close...
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