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David Griffiths

Duration: 09' 00" Year: 1976
for ATTBB vocal ensemble

Duration: 06' 00" Year: 1976
for five male voices

Duration: 09' 00" Year: 2007
for a cappella SSAATTBB vocal ensemble

Programme Note

The poem Tangi was written by Megan Simmonds, a New Zealand poet who lives in the Bay of Plenty. I wanted to explore the use of vocal overtones in this piece; they have often been connected with the spiritual or other-worldly in the various cultures where the technique is practiced.

A tangi (or tangihanga) is a Māori funeral ceremony. The opening material, and position of the singers, is influenced by the Māori powhiri, where visitors are received onto the marae in a customary series of calls and songs by the tangata whenua, each reciprocated in turn by the visitors.
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- Carol Shortis: Tangi; audio
  
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- Baroque Voices: Alleluia: a newe work! 2007 Year: 2007
  
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