"Weavers of Song" is divided into two books. Book one covers regional music and dance, exploring in detail the musical traditions of 20 specific areas, including the Society Islands, the Cook Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Niue, Uvea and Futuna, the Marquesas Islands, Easter Island, Hawai'i, and New Zealand. In book two, McLean 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. Finally he examines the cultural connections and the diffusion of styles throughout the Polynesian Pacific. "Weavers of Song" is lavishly illustrated with 165 photographs and over 80 musical examples. An accompanying CD sampler contains songs, dance-songs, and instrumental music from the twenty regions examined in the book.
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Condition: Good. Good; Hardcover, Missing Jacket; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Moderate wear to the covers; Library stamps to the endpapers; Text pages are clean & unmarked; The binding is good with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium-Large Format (Quatro, 9.75" - 10.75" tall); 3.3 lbs; Black cloth covers with title in gold lettering along the spine; 1656, University of Hawaii Press; 543 pages; "Weavers of Song: Polynesian Music and Dance," by Mervyn McLean. Seller Inventory # SKU-1158AK04603125
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Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. ** CD is included **; Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Dust jacket is clean and glossy with no tears or library tags, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; Library stamps to endpapers; Text pages clean & unmarked; Excellent binding with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium-Large Format (Quatro, 9.75" - 10.75" tall); 3.3 lbs; Black dust jacket wtih basketweave photo, and title in red and white lettering; 1656, University of Hawaii Press; 543 pages; "Weavers of Song: Polynesian Music and Dance," by Mervyn McLean. Seller Inventory # SKU-0499AB06203205
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Seller: Paradox Books USA, Fort Collins, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Quarto hardcover with dust jacket - full black cloth over boards with gold lettering stamped on spine. Glossy illustrated black DJ. Sewn binding. x + 543 , illustrated with maps, drawings, 165 photographs, 80 musical examples; 3 appendixes. bibliography, index; CD (Total time 71:56) in rear pocket is a sampler containing songs, dance-songs, and instrumental music from areas studied in the book. 1st American Edition, 1st Printing. FIrst published by in New Zealand by Auckland University Press. CONDITION: Book AS NEW, binding square and tight, pages bright and unmarked and unread; CD unplayed and as new; DJ AS NEW, not clipped, protected in a clear archival (Mylar) cover. CONTENT: "Based on thorough research and meticulous scholarship, Weavers of Song 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 McLean descries the musical instruments and the uses, performance, composition, teaching and structure of music across the entire region." - from the DJ. Scarce in this condition. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy. Seller Inventory # 003559
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