Research Catalog

Title

Weavers of song : Polynesian music and dance / Mervyn McLean.

Author

McLean, Mervyn

Publication

Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 1999.

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Details

Description

x, 543 p. : ill.; 26 cm. +

Alternative Title

Polynesian music and dance

Subject

• Music > Polynesia > History and criticism
• Dance > Polynesia

Genre/Form

• Compact discs.
• Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 507-523) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Book 1 : regional music and dance -- ch. 1. The Polynesian background -- Central Polynesia -- ch. 2. Society Islands -- ch. 3. Cook Islands -- ch. 4. Austral Islands -- ch. 5. Tuamotu Islands -- Western Polynesia -- ch. 6. Tonga -- ch. 7. Samoa -- ch. 8. Tuvalu -- ch. 9. Tokelau -- ch. 10. Niue -- ch. 11. Uvea and Futuna -- ch. 12. Polynesian Outliers -- Marginal Polynesia -- ch. 13. Marquesas Islands -- ch. 14. Easter Island -- ch. 15. Mangareva Islands -- ch. 16. Hawaii -- ch. 17. New Zealand -- Book 2 : comparisons -- Traditional music and dance -- ch. 18. Musical instruments -- ch. 19. Uses of song and dance -- ch. 20. Performance -- ch. 21. Composition -- ch. 22. Ownership -- ch. 23. Learning and instruction -- ch. 24. Music structure -- The impact of European music -- ch. 25. The coming of the Europeans -- ch. 26. Hymnody -- ch. 27. Modern music and dance -- Cultural connections and diffusion of styles -- ch. 28. The spread of music and dance.

ISBN

186940212X

OCLC

• 44592070
• SCSB-10586956

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library