Pokarekare Ana Choral single edition SATB

  • Series: Helbling Secular Choral Music
  • Music: New Zealand, traditional
  • Arrangement: Gwyn Arch
  • Lyrics: Stuart Smith, New Zealand, traditional
  • Voicing: with keyboard instruments, 4-part
  • Component: Choral Sheet
  • Details: 8 pages, Softcover, 190 x 270 x 1.5 mm
  • ISMN: 979-0-50202-044-6
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  • Series: Helbling Secular Choral Music
  • Music: New Zealand, traditional
  • Arrangement: Gwyn Arch
  • Lyrics: Stuart Smith, New Zealand, traditional
  • Voicing: with keyboard instruments, 4-part
  • Component: Choral Sheet
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Pokarekare Ana is perhaps the most popular of the Maori love songs. It is claimed by Maori people from four separate areas of New Zealand as originating in their district. Ancient Maori music was mostly in chant-like form, particularly war chants called Haka. However, Pokarekare Ana is very different and reveals the influence of mid-19th century European settlers, particularly the British. Through them, the Maori was introduced to European music, especially of the more popular kind. He made it his own, embracing European harmony and the popular song formula. The original Maori lyrics are mixed with English verses.

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