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Black is the Color

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Analysis

Song Analysis

Grade Level 7 - HS	Tonal Center la
Scale Hexatonic	Range M10
Tone Set s,L, drm slt'	Melodic Motive(s)
Melodic Elements	Melodic Context
Rhythmic Element(s)
Original Starting Pitch F#	Partwork
Form Analysis ABB'A'	Form Type Strophic

Rhythm Set

ti-ti
ta-a
ti
eighth rest
anacrusis
other

Source
Smith, Betty. Songs Traditionally Sung in North Carolina. Folk-Legacy Records FSA 53. A4.

Informant/Performer
Betty Smith, North Carolina

State
North Carolina

Region
Appalachia

Origin
Anglo-American

Song Type(s)
Lyric

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Figures

Subject(s)
Love and Courtship

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