TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Preface, by Thomas A. Sebeok
1.Introduction
2.The Principal Musical Style
2.1.Melody and Scale
2.2.Rhythm
2.3.Ornamentation
2.4.Form
3.The Secondary Style
4.Summary of Song Styles
5.Instruments
5.1.Inventory of Instruments
5.2.Instrumental Music
6.Comparative Remarks
6.1.Stylistic Differences among Groups of Cheremis
6.2.Cheremis Music Compared to Neighboring Styles
6.3.Theories of Cheremis Music History
7.Cipher-Notation
8.Songs Collected from Iwan Jewskij
Source List for Figures in Text
Bibliography