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cord M. Sung by women while pounding rice out of the straw and husks. Only one voice can be distinguished in the record. It is that of a woman. Though strongly pentatonic in character, the song is cast in the diatonic scale of F major. Metrically there is considerable freedom. 3/4, 4/4, and 5/4 rhythms are thrown in with the most haphazard abandon, yet it has the even pulsing which should dominate a song of this character. The song is in two rather distinct movements. The first, in spite of the two triplets thrown in at the first and third measures, has a straight-away motion which offers a striking contrast to the more graceful, swaying second part which is mostly in triplets. The change from one style to the other is made by the singer with no variation in tempo. It is therefore admirably adapted to accompany the regular falling of the pestles while beating out the rice. Near the close of the song are two notes with [Sun] over them. These were vocalized on the inhaled breadth (for other examples of Inhaled Tones, see analysis of Record K, _Bogoyas_). This song contains seven examples of the "Jog" (see _Definition of Qualities_, p. 479). Those in the second part of the song are the best defined. One of these is shown with open head. This jog is given the most nearly like the Igorot manner of execution of any of the examples found in these fourteen songs. In general character, this song somewhat resembles the Boys' Part of the _Da-eng_ ceremony (Record A). _Kuilay-Kuilay_ Record N. Sung by women while passing liquor. There is one singer only on this record. It is a woman. The song is given in a lively, jolly, rollicking style. It is cast in the F major scale. The melody has good variety. At times it defines quite clearly the harmonic outline by following the tonal framework of the tonic, dominant, or subordinant chords. Passing tones are used more freely and naturally in this song than in any of the others. In the third measure of the fifth line, the singer very plainly vocalizes a half step from F to E. The second and fourth lines also show semitones, though these are not so distinctly given on the record as the other example. In the last measure of the third line there is a modulation into the tonality of B-flat which carries through two measures. In the fifth line are three accents which make the meter rather elusive at that point. The two small notes shown at the beginning of the third
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