A Study Of Omaha Indian Music

Fletcher and Francis La Flesche her Omaha coworker and adopted son dividedthe songs into three categories religious ones to be sung by a certain classeither thr... » 

Fletcher and Francis La Flesche her Omaha coworker and adopted son dividedthe songs into three categories religious ones to be sung by a certain classeither through initiation or inheritance social ones involving dances andgames always sung by a group and ones to be sung singly including dreamsongs love songs captive songs prayer songs death songs sweat lodge songsand songs of thanks. John Comfort Fillmore a professional musician added aReport on the Structural Peculiarities of the Music. Those interested in avital aspect of Indian culture will want to own this book which contains themusical scores as well as the nativelanguage words for the songs. «