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Wasn't That a Mighty Storm

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Analysis

Song Analysis

Grade Level 7 - HS	Tonal Center do
Scale Pentatonic	Range M6
Tone Set s,l, Drm	Melodic Motive(s)
Melodic Elements	Melodic Context
Rhythmic Element(s)
Original Starting Pitch A	Partwork
Form Analysis AAvBBv	Form Type Verse-chorus

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ta
ti-ti
syn-co-pa
ti
tiri-tiri
tim-ri
tai
anacrusis

Source
Library of Congress AFS 185 B2. Collected by John A. Lomax.

Informant/Performer
Congregation, Darrington State Farm, Sandy Point, TX, 1934.

State
Texas

Region
South

Origin
African-American

Song Type(s)
Ballad

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