MUSIC 2250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Pow Wow, Ululation

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Each powwow begins with a grand entry . Performed by helene furlong and wayland bonatsie: adapted from a cheyenne song. Things to listen for: slow, steady beat; honor beats, seconding she sings an octave above him, iterative verse form ( push-ups refer to repeats of that verse), use of vocables, drum flourish at end (ululation). Flag song for desert storm (black lodge singers): faster tempo, steady beat, iterative form repeated phrases (called push-ups ), starting in high range, gradual descent. Born in 1938 in crowheart (small community near fort washakie). Early interest in music, but not necessarily indian songs. 1950s among the first women to dance the war dance: traditionally, women only danced the round dance, pushback from older women. Overtly political: dance mimics fighting movements as well as movements from nature, honors native american soldiers. What to listen for: abb abb form (plus nduah, or tail), high vocal range, use of vocables, bells, drum.

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