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This chapter presents four case studies of Native North American strophic songs that employ different kinds of asymmetrical repetition: an Arapaho Wolf Dance song, a Kiowa Peyote song, a Yahi Yana Flint song, and a Chickasaw Friendship Dance song. We argue that the use of strophic forms and asymmetrical repetition in connected to larger social systems and reflects aspects of the deep history of Native Americans. On the basis of our analysis, we suggest that North America in the pre-contact era may be imagined as a continent filled with prolific composers contributing to dynamic and inspirational communal performances, creating and exchanging specific songs as well as ways of thinking about music and musical design along active trade routes and among extensive social networks.
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