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Songs of the Yokuts and Paiutes / by Alfred Pietroforte ; edited by Vinson Brown.

Pietroforte, Alfred, (author.). Brown, Vinson, 1912-1991 (editor.).

Record details

Physical Description: 64 pages : illustrations, portraits, music ; 21 cm
Publisher: Healdsburg, Calif. : Naturegraph Publishers, 1965.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes unacc. melodies.

Formatted Contents Note:

A brief history of California Indian singing -- Stories of the Indian songsters -- English translations and musical notations of Indian songs from tape recordings : Song of the snowflakes -- Pow wow dance song -- Song of Tulare Lake -- Sourdock song -- Morning song -- The mountain lion song -- Song of the fleet-footed deer -- Song of the fish crane -- Home sweet home -- Community ring dance -- Ghost song -- Magpie song -- Wukchamni dance song -- Cry dance song -- Cry dance song -- Circle dance song -- Hand game song -- War dance song -- Song of the happy Indian -- Song for grinding acorns -- Song of the eagle -- Hand game song -- Hand game song -- The whirlwind song -- Hand game song -- Indian singing sticks -- Suggested uses of information on Indian singing -- Questionnaire results.