A study of Omaha Indian music
First sentence
AFTER more than ten years of constant study, during which I have had the invaluable aid of Mr. FRANCIS LA FLESCHE and the technical council and assistance of Miss SARAH ELIOT NEWMAN and Prof. JOHN COMFORT FILLMORE, I no longer hesitate to present to the public the following collection of Omaha Indian Songs, feeling confident that therein is truthfully set forth in a manner intelligible to members of my own race the Indian's mode of expressing emotion in musical forms...
Description
"Fletcher and Francis La Flesche, her Omaha coworker and adopted son, divided the songs into three categories: religious ones, to be sung by a certain class either through initiation or inheritance; social ones, involving dances and games, always sung by a group; and ones to be sung singly, including dream songs, love songs, captive songs, prayer songs, death songs, sweat lodge songs, and songs of thanks. John Comfort Fillmore, a professional musician, added a "Report on the Structural Peculiarities of the Music."" "Those interested in a vital aspect of Indian culture will want to own this book, which contains the musical scores as well as the native-language words for the songs."--BOOK JACKET.