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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Victoria University of Wellington

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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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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2019

Creator

Opeloge Ah Sam

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Samoan_identity_through_music_composition_The_agony_of_askin...

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

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