Title Indian Chief (t) 
Short Title Copp MS, 1799 
Page 1-2 
Genre  AM 
Country 
Instruments  VO,B 
Incipit  //5/34//5/65//4/22 
First Line Sun sets at night and the stars shun the day, The (fl) 
Burden Text Son of Alknormack (bt) 
Verses 10 
Stress Notes  535642 
Intervals  -3,2,2,2,-2,-2,-3, 
Key Signature F# 
Time Signature 2/4 
Do
Date 1799 
Number E11.1 
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