Samoan identity through music composition: The agony of asking

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Samoan identity through music composition: The agony of asking

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In this thesis, Samoan music and identity are woven together and expressed simultaneously through new composition, critical reflection, and performance. This thesis explores creative practice in both Samoa and New Zealand, and it engages with critical insights in order to produce a body of new creative work in music. Through these efforts, this thesis contributes a new original understanding for how to articulate Samoan identity in current musical composition.  In Samoa, cultural practices ex...

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08 Dec, 2021

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Opeloge Ah Sam

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Samoan composition / Pacific music / Opeloge Ah Sam / School: New Zealand School of Music / 190406 Music Composition / 190410 Pacific Peoples Performing Arts / 950101 Music / 970119 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of the Creative Arts and Writing / Degree Discipline: Composition / Degree Level: Doctoral / Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy / Music Composition / Pacific Peoples Performing Arts

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