Story: Traditional Māori songs – waiata tawhito - Te Ara: The ...
The three main types of traditional waiata are oriori (lullabies), waiata tangi (laments) and waiata aroha (love songs). Waiata tangi are laments about issues such as illness, death, loss of land or a wrecked canoe.
Traditional Māori songs – waiata tawhito - Te Ara: The …
Apirana Ngata gives the three main types of waiata mōteatea (traditional chants) as pōpō or oriori (lullabies), waiata tangi (laments) and waiata aroha (songs of love). He names seven subclasses of waiata tangi.
Page 2. Origins of waiata - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Like many aspects of traditional Māori culture, waiata have mythological precedents. Deities who are strongly associated with waiata and haka include Hineruhi, Tānerore and Rēhia.
Story: Māori composers – ngā kaitito waiata - Te Ara: The ...
Story: Māori composers – ngā kaitito waiata. From early creators of traditional mōteatea (chanted song-poetry) to contemporary composers who draw on introduced musical styles and influences, the Māori world has been home to many important …
Page 3. Types of waiata - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Waiata can be grouped into classes and subclasses according to both form and function. Apirana Ngata gives the three main types of waiata mōteatea (traditional chants) as pōpō or oriori (lullabies), waiata tangi (laments) and waiata aroha (songs of love). He names seven subclasses of …
Story: Waiata hōu – contemporary Māori songs - Te Ara: The ...
Waiata-ā-ringa. Waiata-ā-ringa (Māori action songs) were composed by Ngata and by Te Puea Hērangi of Waikato in the early 20th century. They became a popular part of Māori performance after the First World War.
Page 1. Traditions of waiata - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New …
Waiata serve many important functions and are used in a variety of contexts in Māori culture and society. A waiata may be used to support a whaikōrero (a formal speech) on the marae or sung as an expression of grief at the loss of a loved one.
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Apirana Ngata composed waiata-ā-ringa in the early 1900s. Te Puea Hērangi of Waikato is also regarded as a pioneer of the action song. In 1917 she composed ‘E noho e Rata’. It was a tribute to the Māori King Te Rata, but is now sung with reference to the present Māori King.
'Paikea' – Waiata hōu - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
The waiata 'Paikea' is sometimes described as the Ngāti Porou national anthem. It commemorates the East Coast ancestor Paikea escaping from his brother, Ruatapu, who tried to drown him. Many of the action songs of the first half of the 20th century went on to …
Waiata hōu – contemporary Māori songs - Te Ara: The …
Waiata hōu – contemporary Māori songs by Piri Sciascia and Paul Meredith. In the 20th century Māori waiata were increasingly influenced by European melodies, with some prominent composers borrowing tunes. Many waiata were written and performed during the world wars as fundraisers, to encourage Māori pride or as laments for those lost.