| Buke Mele Lahui: Book of National Songs Contributor(s): Testa, F. J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0945048114 ISBN-13: 9780945048114 Publisher: Hawaiian Historical Society OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: This rare collection of more than a hundred songs from the end of the nineteenth century contains the largest number of Hawaiian political and patriotic songs ever printed in one place. Also included in the collection are nonpolitical songs that reflect other personal and political aspects of Hawaiian life of that period. In 1895, Francisco Jose Testa, editor of "Ka Makaainana," collected these mele together in one volume to be published as "Buke Mele Lahui." Testa refers to these compositions as "mele aloha aina," patriotic songs or songs of loyalty. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Ethnic - Music | Printed Music - General |
| Dewey: 398.87 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.6" (0.90 lbs) 132 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This rare collection of more than a hundred songs from the end of the nineteenth century contains the largest number of Hawaiian political and patriotic songs ever printed in one place. Also included in the collection are nonpolitical songs that reflect other personal and political aspects of Hawaiian life of that period. In 1895, Francisco Jose Testa, editor of Ka Makaainana, collected these mele together in one volume to be published as Buke Mele Lahui. Testa refers to these compositions as mele aloha aina, patriotic songs or songs of loyalty. |