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- for a cappella SSAATTBB vocal ensemble
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- Duration:
- 09' 00"
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 | Score (47k) | Page 1 - 3 | © Carol Shortis |
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- This work has 2 scores, 1 Media on Demand and a recording
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.
- Text Note:
- Text by Megan Simmonds
- Commissioned:
- Commissioned by Baroque Voices
- Difficulty:
- Advanced
- Influences:
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| Tangi | Carol Shortis |
Performance History
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27 May 2007 |
Performance of the original version by Baroque Voices directed by Pepe Becker at the Cathedral of St Paul, Wellington |
| Baroque Voices | ||
| 14 Sep 2007 |
Performed at the New Zealand School of Music as part of the Composers Competition at Adam Concert Room, Victoria University, in Wellington |
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| Baroque Voices | ||
| 07 Nov 2010 |
Performed by the SMP Ensemble at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Wellington |
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| Justus Rozemond |