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Rhythm Set
ta
ti-ti
quarter rest
ta-a-a
tiri-ti
syn-co-pa
ti
ri-tim
tie
other
Source
Wheeler, Mary. Steamboatin' Days. Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State Univ. Press, 1944. 81-83.
Tone Set Drm s
Tonal Center Do
Scale Tetratonic
Original Starting Pitch A
Informant/Performer
Mark Hamilton, 1930s?
Range
P5
State Kentucky
Region Midwest
Origin African-American
Grade Level
4 - 8
Song Type
Lament
Melodic Element(s)
re
Game Type SubGame Type
Melodic Context
do-re
Figures
Rhythmic Element(s)
Subject SubSubject
Partwork
General Comments
Original contains dialect.
Form Type Strophic
Form Analysis abb'c
   
 
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