McLean, Mervyn, <br/><br/>
Weavers of song :  Polynesian music and dance / 
Mervyn McLean. 
 - x, 543 pages :  illustrations, maps, music, portraits ;  26 cm +  1 compact disc (4 3/4 in.) 
<br/><br/> New Zealand author.  Originally published: Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 1999.  Compact disc in pocket inside the back cover.  Accompanying CD includes song, dance-song and instrumental music from areas studied in the book. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-523) and index. 
<br/><br/> Book 1 : regional music and dance --  The Polynesian background --  Central Polynesia --  Society Islands --  Cook Islands --  Austral Islands --  Tuamotu Islands --  Western Polynesia --  Tonga --  Samoa --  Tuvalu --  Tokelau --  Niue --  Uvea and Futuna --  Polynesian Outliers --  Marginal Polynesia --  Marquesas Islands --  Easter Island --  Mangareva Islands --  Hawaii --  New Zealand --  Book 2 : comparisons --  Traditional music and dance --  Musical instruments --  Uses of song and dance --  Performance --  Composition --  Ownership --  Learning and instruction --  Music structure --  The impact of European music --  The coming of the Europeans --  Hymnody --  Modern music and dance --  Cultural connections and diffusion of styles --  The spread of music and dance.  chapter 1.  chapter 2.  chapter 3.  chapter 4.  chapter 5.  chapter 6.  chapter 7.  chapter 8.  chapter 9.  chapter 10.  chapter 11.  chapter 12.  chapter 13.  chapter 14.  chapter 15.  chapter 16.  chapter 17.  chapter 18.  chapter 19.  chapter 20.  chapter 21.  chapter 22.  chapter 23.  chapter 24.  chapter 25.  chapter 26.  chapter 27.  chapter 28. 
<br/><br/> 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, including the Society Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Niue, Uvea and Futuna, the Marquesas Islands, Easter Island, Hawaii, and New Zealand. In the second part the author 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0824822714 9780824822712 186940212X 9781869402129 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99034404  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Music--Polynesia.<br/>Dance--Polynesia.<br/>Music--History and criticism.--Polynesia