Maori music / Mervyn McLean.
Material type: TextPublication details: Auckland [N.Z.] : Auckland University Press, 1996.Description: xii, 418 pages : illustrations, map, music, portraits ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1869401441 (hbk.)
- 9781869401443 (hbk.)
- Dance, Maori
- Maori (New Zealand people) -- Music -- History and criticism
- Dance, Maori
- Songs, Maori
- Music -- New Zealand -- European influences
- Moteatea
- Kaitito waiata
- Take tikanga tangata
- Haka
- Taonga puoro
- Korero nehe
- Waiata a ringa
- Poi
- Maori (New Zealand people) -- Music -- History and criticism
- Māori -- Music
- Maori (New Zealand people) -- Music
- Waiata
- Mōteatea
- Haka (Dance)
- Taonga pūoro
- Kōrero nehe
- Waiata ā ringa
- Poi dance
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Te Taurawhiri Non-Fiction | Alexander Library | Te Rerenga Mai o Te Kauru Te Taurawhiri | Te Taurawhiri | 781.62 MCL | 1 | Available | T00293041 | ||
Te Taurawhiri Reference | Alexander Library | Te Rerenga Mai o Te Kauru Te Taurawhiri Reference | Te Taurawhiri Reference | 781.62 MCL | 2 | Not for loan | T00289299 | ||
Te Taurawhiri Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Te Taurawhiri | Te Taurawhiri | 781.62 MCL | 2 | Available | T00225958 | ||
Unavailable: Gallery & Museum only | Whanganui Regional Museum Library Museum Collections (Non Public Collection) | Museum Collections (Non Public Collection) | 781.6299442 MCL | 1 | Not for loan | M1373 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This work is a record of ancient Maori musical tradition and knowledge, and an exploration of the impact of European music on this tradition. It draws on diverse written and oral sources, and includes some 1300 recorded songs, interviews with singers and numerous eyewitness accounts.
"Publication is assisted by the Lilburn Trust and by Creative New Zealand"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-409) and index.
Ch. 1. Song and dance in historical and social context -- Ch. 2. Recited song and dance styles -- Ch. 3. Sung song and dance styles -- Ch. 4. Game songs -- Ch. 5. Musical instruments -- Ch. 6. Performance -- Ch. 7. Composition -- Ch. 8. Ownership -- Ch. 9. Learning and instruction -- Ch. 10. Manner of singing -- Ch. 11. Scales -- Ch. 12. Melodic intervals -- Ch. 13. Rhythm, metre and tempo -- Ch. 14. Form -- Ch. 15. Song/text relationships -- Ch. 16. Summary of styles -- Ch. 17. Types of influence and change -- Ch. 18. Song loss -- Ch. 19. Hymnody -- Ch. 20. The modern genres -- Ch. 21. Cultural renaissance and neo-waiata style -- App. 1. Pronunciation guide to Maori -- App. 2. Glossary of plant, animal and bird names -- App. 3. List of singers and informants -- App. 4. Illustration credits.
"Publication is assisted by the Lilburn Trust and by Creative New Zealand"--T.p. verso. -Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-409) and index. -Ch. 1. Song and dance in historical and social context -- Ch. 2. Recited song and dance styles -- Ch. 3. Sung song and dance styles -- Ch. 4. Game songs -- Ch. 5. Musical instruments -- Ch. 6. Performance -- Ch. 7. Composition -- Ch. 8. Ownership -- Ch. 9. Learning and instruction -- Ch. 10. Manner of singing -- Ch. 11. Scales -- Ch. 12. Melodic intervals -- Ch. 13. Rhythm, metre and tempo -- Ch. 14. Form -- Ch. 15. Song/text relationships -- Ch. 16. Summary of styles -- Ch. 17. Types of influence and change -- Ch. 18. Song loss -- Ch. 19. Hymnody -- Ch. 20. The modern genres -- Ch. 21. Cultural renaissance and neo-waiata style -- App. 1. Pronunciation guide to Maori -- App. 2. Glossary of plant, animal and bird names -- App. 3. List of singers and informants -- App. 4. Illustration credits.
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