Weavers of Song
Polynesian Music and Dance
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Word Count
135,750 words, Guess
Page Count
543 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL11450408M
- ISBN-139780824822712
- ISBN-100824822714
- OCLC Control Number41531826
- OCLC Control Numberweaversofsongpol0000mcle
and 2 more
- Library of Congress Control Number99034404
- Goodreads2844736
Classifications
- LCCML360 .M28 1999
- LCCML360 .M28 1999b
Description
"Based on thorough research and meticulous scholarship, it covers in its first part regional music and dance, exploring in detail 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."--BOOK JACKET.
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