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Taonga pūoro = Singing treasures : the musical instruments of the Māori / Brian Flintoff.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Nelson, N.Z. : Craig Potton Pub., 2004.Description: 132 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm + 1 audio discISBN:
  • 187733314X
  • 9781877333149
Other title:
  • Singing treasures
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Taonga pūoro.DDC classification:
  • 784 22
LOC classification:
  • ML547 .F66 2004
Contents:
Introduction -- Part one : The families of sound -- Rangi, the tunes -- Hine pū te hue, the gourds -- Tāne, father of many song makers -- Tangaroa, father of shell instruments -- Tāwhirimātea, the wind voices -- Raukatauri, goddess of flutes -- Papa, the rhythms -- Part two : Making and playing singing treasures -- Instructions on making and playing -- Ki te ao mārama, towards an understanding of the art forms used.
Summary: Comprehensively covers the world of Māori musical instruments, including a background to the tunes played on the instruments, and the families of natural sounds with which they are associated. Covers various types of instruments (flutes, gourds, wood and shell trumpets, and bullroarers, for example) giving technical information along with that of the mythological and cultural context to which they belong.
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Non-Fiction - New Zealand Non-Fiction - New Zealand Waimate Non-Fiction Non Fiction 784 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A0037737X

Includes texts of songs by Hirini Melbourne.

The CD contains a sampler of Māori music, selected from previous recordings, many featuring Richard Nunns and Hirini Melbourne.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-132).

Introduction -- Part one : The families of sound -- Rangi, the tunes -- Hine pū te hue, the gourds -- Tāne, father of many song makers -- Tangaroa, father of shell instruments -- Tāwhirimātea, the wind voices -- Raukatauri, goddess of flutes -- Papa, the rhythms -- Part two : Making and playing singing treasures -- Instructions on making and playing -- Ki te ao mārama, towards an understanding of the art forms used.

Comprehensively covers the world of Māori musical instruments, including a background to the tunes played on the instruments, and the families of natural sounds with which they are associated. Covers various types of instruments (flutes, gourds, wood and shell trumpets, and bullroarers, for example) giving technical information along with that of the mythological and cultural context to which they belong.

In English.

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