Traditional & Modern Music of the Maori

Some secondhand wear. No dustjacket.

Maori music is Polynesian music. In its traditional and modern forms it is basically the same as that of Tahiti, Hawaii, Tonga, Samoa, and the many other Polynesian Islands which share a common culture. In former times there was no separation of the arts and music; song and instrumental music were closely connected, but over the past two hundred years Polynesian music has been greatly influenced by European ideas and has changed in many ways. The old instruments have been cast aside, and the religious use of song and dance has been largely replaced by a music of personal enjoyment. What are the essential differences between traditional and modern music? Why have changes taken place? How closely related are the old and new forms? What makes modern Maori music distinctly Maori? These are some of the questions to be considered here.

- from the introduction.

Published by Seven Seas Publishing, 1967.
Good secondhand condition. Bumped edges and corners, minor scuffing and wear on the cover and the spine. The end papers look as though they have been replaced. Otherwise very good condition.