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The American Folk Song Collection
Great Day
Listen Analysis
Song Analysis
Grade Level
8 - 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
B 		Partwork
Harmonization - 
Form Analysis
ABAvC		 Form Type
Strophic with refrain
Rhythm Set
ta
ti-ti
syn-co-pa
tim-ri
tai
ri-tim
eighth rest
anacrusis

Source
Library of Congress AFS 2646 B1. Collected by John A. and Ruby Lomax.

Informant/Performer
Eugene Blacker, Terrell Conley, Alvin Brown and William Brown

State
Texas

Region
South

Origin
African-American

Song Type(s)
Spiritual


Game Types


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Sub-Game Types

Figures


Subject(s)
Religious


Sub Subject

Alternate Titles

General Comments

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