HWST176 Quiz 1 Flashcards
musical bow
ʻūkēkē
offerings to gods
mōhai
rapid, rhythmic, speech-like style chant; high to low descending & loud to soft through phrase
olioli kepakepa
conch shell trumpet
pū
double gourd drum, gourd with top
ipu heke
increased loudness on certain syllables in chanting style; to ensure forceful delivery
haʻanoʻu
music – newly coined word
puolo
triple gourd rattle w/ string to pull it
ʻūlili
year Christian missionaries arrive
1820
tall drum w/ manō skin
pahu heiau
danced poetry
mele hula
physical manifestation of gods
kinolau
chant w/ 2-3 pitches, no real melody
olioli kāholo
coconut shell drum w/ kala (unicorn fish) skin
pūniu
bamboo stamping tubes
kāʻekeʻeke
falsetto break as an ornament in chanting style
haʻi
from British for “aire” = tune of a song, melody
ʻea
glide up or down at phrase beginning/end as an ornament in chanting style
aeae
single gourd drum, gourd w/o top
ipu heke ʻole
wide, bright, open sound, usually on the vowel “a”; like goat bleating as an ornament in chanting style
ʻalalā
short drum w/ manō skin
pahu hula
year Kapu system abolished by King Kam II (Liholiho)
1819
general nasal tone in chanting style
nonolo
feather gourd rattle
ʻulīʻulī
obscure the true meaning of poetry by modifying pronunciation
hoʻonalonalo
voice of a song, the melody
leo
chanted poetry
mele oli
split bamboo rattle
pūʻili
bull roarer
oeoe
rapid vibrato, tremolo in chanting style
kuolo
glottal breaks in chanting style
kāohi
percussion sticks
kālāʻau
decorative vibrato phrase at end, usually on the vowel “e” in chanting style; for dwelling on what was just sung
ʻiʻi
bamboo nose flute
ʻohe hano ihu
gourd whistle
ipu hōkiokio
stone castanets
ʻiliʻili
hula form w/ drums only, about gods, royalty, & prophecies
Hula Pahu
hula form w/ ipu heke, about gods & royalty only
Hula ʻĀlaʻapapa
style that mele hula pahu & ʻālaʻapapa are chanted in
ʻAihaʻa
mix of Western style & native HI hula music - joined dance poetry; can haʻe both guitar & ipu heke; w/ puana
Mele Hula Kuʻi
he created Hawaiian solfege & started evening singing schools in 1820’s
Hiram Bingham
year first HI hymnal printed w/ words only
1823
year first HI hymnal printed w/ musical notation
1834
wrote hymnals w/ white gospel singing influences & old liturgical chant influences
Lorenzo Lyons in 1850’s
HI Christian denomination founded by Poloʻailehua in 1853; like Christian Science, monolingual Eng speakers
Hoʻomana Naʻauao
HI Christian denomination founded on Niʻihau in 1896 by Kauanāulu, lots of ʻŌlelo speakers
Hoʻomana Iā Iesū
Examinations like concerts & presentations, big social event, about 4x a yr
Hoʻomana Naʻauao Hōʻike
European Oratorios translated into HI
Handel - Messiah & Mendelssohn - Elijah
secular songs that developed from Hīmeni Haipule; verses & chorus; NO puana; lots composed by aliʻi; usually 4 part
Mele Hawaiʻi
falsetto singing; called Leo Wahine in 1850’s
Leo Kiʻekiʻe (1970’s)
onomatopoeic reference to common strumming rhythm on ʻukulele; also called Swipehouse music
chalangalang
Christian hymn singing
Hīmeni Haipule
year Captain Cook 1st arrived in HI
1778
the mouthless messenger
Ka ʻelele waha ʻole
1st Christian church in HI
Mokuʻaikaua Church, Kailua-Kona, 1820
year American businessmen overthrew the Hawaiian government
1893
Hiram Bingham’s Hawaiian Solfege
pā kō lī hā nō lā mī
Queen who wrote ~150 songs in the Mele Hawaiʻi style
Queen Liliʻuokalani