An Instrumental Voyage - Pae Tawhiti, Pae Tata

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A large scale orchestral work that abstractly explores the history and future of Aotearoa through music, narration, and song. Features orchestrations of three songs:

Tangaroa Whakamautai - Maisey Rika
Taku Mana - Maisey Rika
Nga Iwi E - Hirini Melbourne

The piece is loosely in three parts, with a number of smaller individual movements. They are indicated below, but can be played through with breaks as annotated in the score. Any bars of rest between movements can have their timescale interpreted as required in performance.

PART ONE
Overture
Aotearoa
On the English Shores
Seaward Journeys
The First Encounter
Tangaroa Whakamautai (song)

PART TWO
An Unknown Situation
A Moment in Time
A Universal Voice
An Uneasy Tension
One Step Forward
One Step Back
Undercurrents and Overflow
Tangi Moteatea
Taku Mana (song)

PART THREE
Kia Eke Panuku
Nga Iwi E (song)