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Rhythm Set
ta
ti-ti
ta-a
tam-ti
eighth rest
ti
tim-ri
anacrusis
Source
Allen, William Francis, C.P. Ware and Lucy McKim Garrison. Slave Songs of the United States. 1867. Reprint, New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1995. 23-24.
Tone Set Drmfsl
Tonal Center Do
Scale Hexachord
Original Starting Pitch Eb
Informant/Performer
Range
M6
State South Carolina
Region Sea Islands
Origin African-American
Grade Level
2 - 8
Song Type
Spiritual
Melodic Element(s)
fa
Game Type SubGame Type
Melodic Context
mi-fa
Figures
Rhythmic Element(s)
tim-ri
Subject SubSubject
Occupations Occupations/Sea
Partwork
General Comments
Text of the original contains dialect.
Form Type Call-response
Form Analysis AA'
   
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