Description |
x, 543 pages : illustrations, 1 map, music ; 26 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) |
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digital stereo |
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audio file CD audio |
Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-523) and index. |
Contents |
Book 1 : regional music and dance. The Polynesian background ; Central Polynesia. Society Islands, Cook Islands, Austral Islands, Tuamotu Islands ; Western Polynesia. Tonga, Samoa, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Niue, Uvea and Futuna, Polynesian Outliers ; Marginal Polynesia. Marquesas Islands, Easter Island, Mangareva Islands, Hawaii, New Zealand -- Book 2 : comparisons. Traditional music and dance. Musical instruments, Uses of song and dance, Performance, Composition, Ownership, Learning and instruction, Music structure ; The impact of European music. The coming of the Europeans, Hymnody, Modern music and dance ; Cultural connections and diffusion of styles. The spread of music and dance. |
Summary |
This book covers in its first part regional music and dance, exploring the musical traditions of twenty specific areas. In the second part McLean describes the musical instruments and the uses, performance, composition, teaching and structure of music across the entire region. He studies the impact of European music on traditional music and includes a chapter on modern music and dance. he finally examines the cultural connections and the diffusion of styles throughout the Polynesian Pacific. Weavers of Song is illustrated with 165 photographs and over 80 musical examples. it is accompanied by a CD sampler containing songs, dance-songs and instrumental music from areas studied in the book. --From publisher's description. |
Language |
English text. |
Subject |
Music -- Polynesia -- History and criticism.
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Music. |
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Polynesia. |
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Dance -- Polynesia.
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Dance. |
Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Folk music.
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Folk music.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Other Form: |
Online version: McLean, Mervyn. Weavers of song. Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, ©1999 (OCoLC)891721957 |
ISBN |
186940212X |
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9781869402129 |
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