| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (some colour) |
| Contents |
Intro; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1 The heritage of Māori song and the birth of a new tradition; 2 Colonial music and choral beginnings; 3 Visits by overseas choirs; 4 Thirty turbulent years from 1914; 5 Significant choral leaders of the time; 6 Bonanzas unheralded, unsung, 1925-45; 7 After the Second World War: A new world beginning; 8 The main cities take centre stage; 9 The worth of investing in young people, 1966-86; 10 The perplexing question of conductor training; 11 We're all going on a summer holiday: Conductor training in action |
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12 A world in union: The New Zealand Choral Federation13 The flourishing of a rich choral culture, 1972-99; 14 The new millennium; 15 Five national choirs and a world symposium; 16 How has the best become so good?; Afterword: Where to from here?; Glossary; Notes; Acknowledgements; About the author; Copyright |
| Summary |
Covering 200 years of choral singing, Sing New Zealand encompasses all styles, genres and age groups. It begins with the meeting of Maori and European musical forms in what the author terms as the ̀birth of a new tradition' and describes the role of group singing in creating a familiar cultural environment for new settlers. As well as examining its history, the technical development of choral singing is described, including the influence of visiting choirs and conductors, through to the establishment of school choir competitions such as ̀Big Sing', the training of choir conductors and the establishment of the Choral Federation. The author introduces key people and events such as the world-class, 200-voice Sheffield Choir, which presented 40 concerts in New Zealand in 1911; Robert Parker, ̀the Father of New Zealand music'; Stanley Oliver's Wellington Schola Cantorum, rated by Australian Sir Bernard Heinze as the finest choir of its kind in the world; and the establishment in 1981 of Te Waka Huia, an elite kapa haka group, by Dr Ngapo and Pimia Wehi |
| Notes |
Archived by the National Library of New Zealand in EPUB. Nz |
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Hypertext links contained in the archived instances of this title may not be functional. Nz |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Choral singing -- New Zealand -- History
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Choirs (Music) -- New Zealand -- History
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Choral conductors -- New Zealand -- History
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Choral singing.
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Choral conductors.
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Choirs (Music)
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Choral music.
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New Zealand.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019401680 |
| ISBN |
9780995113510 |
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0995113513 |
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9780995100152 |
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0995100152 |
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