Potawotami

Transcriber: James McKinney

(no biographical information available about James McKinney.) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Nosk shehmnitto keem zhuhwehnmah
Title: Potawotami
English Title: Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
Transcriber: James McKinney
Language: Potawatomi
Copyright: Transcription © 1992 by James McKinney

Tune

NEW BRITAIN

NEW BRITAIN (also known as AMAZING GRACE) was originally a folk tune, probably sung slowly with grace notes and melodic embellishments. Typical of the Appalachian tunes from the southern United States, NEW BRITAIN is pentatonic with melodic figures that outline triads. It was first published as a hy…

Go to tune page >


Instances

Instances (1 - 1 of 1)

Voices #9b

Suggestions or corrections? Contact us