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God Moved on the Water

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Analysis

Song Analysis

Grade Level 7 - HS	Tonal Center do
Scale _None	Range P8
Tone Set D mfs d'	Melodic Motive(s)
Melodic Elements	Melodic Context
Rhythmic Element(s)
Original Starting Pitch A	Partwork
Form Analysis A(ab)Av(ac)B(de)Bv(dvf)	Form Type Verse-chorus

Rhythm Set

ti-ti
ta-a
ti
ti-tai
ti-tam
eighth rest
other

Source
Library of Congress 188 B2. Collected by John A. and Alan Lomax.

Informant/Performer
"Lightnin'" Washington and group, Darrington State Prison, Sandy Point, TX, 1933

State
Texas

Region
South

Origin
African-American

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Subject(s)
Historical

Sub Subject

Alternate Titles
God Moves on the Water
Titanic, The

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