TY  - BOOK
AU  - Flintoff, Brian.
AU  - Melbourne, Hirini.
AU  - Nunns, Richard.
TI  - Taonga pūoro =: Singing treasures : the musical instruments of the Māori 
SN  - 187733314X
AV  - ML547 .F66 2004
U1  - 784 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Nelson, N.Z.
PB  - Craig Potton Pub.
KW  - Musical instruments industry
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - History
KW  - Maori (New Zealand people)
KW  - Music
KW  - Songs and music
KW  - Atua
KW  - reo
KW  - Mahi ā Rēhia
KW  - Pūoro reo
KW  - Kaitito waiata
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -