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Post by James on Feb 8, 2008 0:17:14 GMT
Heh, besides Hayley's impeccable vocals, the one thing that makes this Maori song accessible to me is its underlying melody which is actually European in origin... it was adapted from a Dalmatian fiddler's dance tune. The other cool Maori song, E Pari Ra, was similarly Western in musical origin. I wonder what Maori music sounds like all by itself -- that is, without the help of Western composers. What about Hine e Hine? |
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Post by milewalker on Feb 8, 2008 3:20:46 GMT
Hi James, Here is a quote from Wikipedia: pre-European Mâori singing was micro-tonal, with a repeated melodic line that did not stray far from a central note. Group singing was in unison or at the octave. Instrumental music was played on a variety of blown, struck and twirled instrumentsDoesnt sound much like Hine e Hine to me  A little further research reveals that the song was written in 1905 by Princess Te Rangi Pai. She was apparantly a noted soprano at the time who had some of her musical training in London. Jon |
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