SKU: HL.49044793

ISBN 9790220135378. English.

The text of Karakia is a traditional Maori prayer, a homage to the elements and rhythms of nature. Every pitch in the piece is derived from the name of the composer's mother, who was born in New Zealand and died early in 2015. It is a sacred song of remembrance and renewal.

SKU: PO.PE006S

ISBN 9780958367950.

Pounamu (1989) by Fisher is perfect for choirs seeking to perform a work that combines Western and Maori musical traditions enhanced by a solo flute. Inspired by the sparkling summer waters of New Zealand's Tasman Bay, the work employs a choir setting to explore resonances of Maori vowel sounds. The waiata (song) that emerges during the work is based on a tainui whakatauki, or proverb. The flute part can also be performed on Japanese shakuhachi or the Maori koauau.

SKU: BT.GOB-000962-120

E tangi ana cow, Hine e Hine ...
Do not cry, girl, do not cry ...
Every culture has its own melodies to comfort children to sleep.

Jan Gerrit Adema made a beautiful arrangement of this lovely folk melody of the Maori, also called the national anthem of New Zealand.

E tangi ana koe, hine e hine... Huil maar niet meisje, huil maar niet...

Iedere cultuur heeft zo zijn eigen melodieën om kinderen te troosten of in slaap te zussen. Jan Gerrit Adema maakte een prachtig arrangement van dezelieflijke volksmelodie van de Maori’s, die ook wel het volkslied van Nieuw Zeeland wordt genoemd.

SKU: PO.PE060C

Commissioned by the New Zealand Choral Federation, Farr's Tirohia Atu Nei is a setting of an old Maori waiata (song) about Matariki, the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. For the Maori, the appearance at dawn of Matariki marks the end of the old year and the beginning of the new one, a time to reflect on what has passed and to celebrate life, light and well-being. This work would suit any choir looking to perform a bright choral work enhanced by percussion.

SKU: BT.CMP-0749-03-040

This three movement work, modeled on his earlier work Rhapsody for Brass, develops from and mirrors the earlier work, but with more modern tonal outlines and original melodic material. The first movement opens with several fanfare-like figures, which recur at various times in different instrumental combinations. With development, this music takes on a carnival-like atmosphere before concluding with an upward flourish. The second movement commences quietly with a slower theme shared by several solo instruments and develops into an extended study on The Water is Wide, a folk song which seems to have its beginnings in the United Kingdom as O Waley, Waley. Thethird movement reverts to the rhapsodic format with a lively theme marked ‘in a playful manner’. This substantial work is a gem in the concert band repertoire.

Dit werk is opgedragen aan wijlen Sir Dean Goffin en in grote lijnen gevormd naar de structuur van diens Rhapsody in Brass. Het eerste deel opent met fanfareachtige motieven, die terugkeren in verschillende instrumentgroepen.Deel twee begint met een langzaam thema dat in diverse solo-instrumenten naar voren komt. De muziek ontwikkelt zich hier tot een etude over het Amerikaanse lied The Water is Wide. In het levendige derde deel gebruikte Bulla,refererend aan Goffin’s afkomst, het Maori-lied Shout the Sound. Na een majestueuze herhaling van de opening van het deel wordt het werk afgesloten met een presentatie van technisch kunnen.

In drei unterschiedlichen Sätzen entwickelt dieses Werk die Rhapsody in Brass von Sir Dean Goffin weiter, dem die Symphonette auch gewidmet wurde. Fanfare ähnliche Figuren eröffnen den ersten Satz, der dann eine ausgelassene Stimmung entfaltet. Im zweiten Satz wird ein langsameres Thema von verschiedenen Soloinstrumenten präsentiert. Er entwickelt sich zu einer Studie über ein altes englisches Volkslied. Im letzten, rhapsodischen Satz folgte Bulla Goffins Wurzeln, indem er ein Lied der Maori aus Neuseeland verarbeitete. Ein grandioses Werk, das viele einzelne Facetten Ihres Blasorchesters, aber auch dessen Können als Ensemble beleuchtet.

Symphonette possède des contours tonaux modernes et des mélodies originales. La richesse orchestrale des trois mouvements s’inscrit dans la suite de la délicieuse Rhapsody for Brass de Sir Dean Goffi n, qui cette composition est dédiée.

SKU: PO.PE060S

ISBN 9781877218606.

Commissioned by the New Zealand Choral Federation, Farr's Tirohia Atu Nei is a setting of an old Maori waiata (song) about Matariki, the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. For the Maori, the appearance at dawn of Matariki marks the end of the old year and the beginning of the new one, a time to reflect on what has passed and to celebrate life, light and well-being. This work would suit any choir looking to perform a bright choral work enhanced by percussion.

SKU: BT.GOB-000951-140

E tangi ana cow, Hine e Hine ...
Do not cry, girl, do not cry ...

Every culture has its own melodies to comfort children to sleep. Jan Gerrit Adema made a beautiful arrangement of this lovely folk melody of the Maori, also called the national anthem of New Zealand.

E tangi ana koe, hine e hine... Huil maar niet meisje, huil maar niet...

Iedere cultuur heeft zo zijn eigen melodieën om kinderen te troosten of in slaap te zussen. Jan Gerrit Adema maakte een prachtig arrangement van dezelieflijke volksmelodie van de Maori’s, die ook wel het volkslied van Nieuw Zeeland wordt genoemd.

SKU: PO.PE002

ISBN 9780958367912.

This edition of two works by Fisher was a winning score in the 1999 Newly Published Flute Music Competition of the National Flute Association, Inc. (USA). Based on a well-known Maori incantation, or karakia, Te Tangi A Te Matui (1986) may be translated as the call of the matui (an extinct New Zealand bird). The karakia is first sung, then blended with the sound of the flute. Wings of the Wind (1994) exploits multiphonics and pitch bending to great effect.