Date of Award
2015
Degree Type
Thesis
Department
Music
First Advisor
James Briscoe
Abstract
Scholars do not deny that the piiwhiri involves musical movements, but few sources adequately emphasize how intimately the piiwhiri and music are intertwined. Instead of defending a position that has not been directly challenged, but rather skimmed over, this thesis aims to define the what, how, and why questions surrounding the inseparable relationship between music and the powhiri. The goals are to pinpoint the role music plays in the Maori powhiri ceremony and to recognize that the ceremony itself would lose its effectiveness without the use of Maori music
Recommended Citation
Gerwig, Rachel, "The Power of Music in the Maori Welcoming Ceremony" (2015). Graduate Thesis Collection. 266.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/grtheses/266