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Author:   Brian Diettrich (Lecturer in Ethnomusicology, Lecturer in Ethnomusicology, New Zealand School of Music, Victoria University) ,  Jane Freeman Moulin (Professor of Ethnomusicology, Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of Hawai'i) ,  Michael Webb (Lecturer in Music Education, Lecturer in Music Education, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the University of Sydney)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 14.10cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 20.90cm
Weight:   0.280kg
ISBN:  

9780199733408

ISBN 10:   0199733406
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   05 January 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Foreword Preface Orthography and Pronunciation CD Track List Prologue CHAPTER 1: DIVERSITY IN PACIFIC ISLAND MUSICS Polynesia Music as Words Communities of Sound Micronesia Music and Dance Practices Music as Expressions and Sentiment Music as Cultural Heritage and Identity Melanesia The Multi-Art Ceremony Materials and Musical Instruments Pidgin Languages and Music Summary CHAPTER 2: MUSIC AND COLONIAL EXPERIENCES Introduction Micronesia Early Colonial Appropriations Interfaces with Japan Interfaces with the United States Melanesia Ceremonial Culture as Folklore Time, Authority, and Militarism The Singing Cowboy and the Individual Self Polynesia Reconfiguring Celebration Himene Tarava Music for the Dance CHAPTER 3: MUSICAL EXPRESSIONS OF THE SACRED Introduction Polynesia Music in the Eglise Protestante Ma'oi Himene Tarava as Polynesian Hymnody Micronesia Music and Christian Worship Religious Music across Time Music and Indigenous Spiritual Practices Innovations in Contemporary Christian Music Melanesia Sound as Spirit Voices Christian Hymnody in Vanuatu Cargo Cults Summary CHAPTER 4: MUSIC AND GLOBAL FLOW Introduction Melanesia String Band Ailan Reggae Pop- Tribal Fusion Music Polynesia Island Songs Fusing Polynesian Cultures Haka Travels Micronesia Musical Networks across Pacific Boundaries Exchanging and Appropriating Dances Music and Migrant Communities in Hawai'i The Flow of Popular Music Summary CHAPTER 5: MUSIC, PERFORMANCE, AND REPRESENTATION Introduction Polynesia Tourism and the Hotel Show Festivalization and Cultural Tourism Melanesia The Cultural Festival for Community Benefit Melanesian Identity and the World Music Festival Melanesian Identity as Pacific Identity Micronesia Representations from Beyond the Pacific Performances for Pacific Island Others and Selves Epilogue Glossary References Resources Index

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Brian Diettrich is Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the New Zealand School of Music, Victoria University, in Wellington, New Zealand. Jane Freeman Moulin is Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of Hawai'i Michael Webb is Lecturer in Music Education at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the University of Sydney, Australia.

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