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Shaping Bamboo (1979)
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Short | 33 min | Documentary, Short

Shaping Bamboo (1979)

Not Rated

Short | 33 min | Documentary, Short

For the 'Are'are people of the Solomon Islands, the most valued music is that of the four types of panpipe ensembles. With the exception of slit drums, all musical instruments are made of bamboo; therefore the general word for instruments ...See moreFor the 'Are'are people of the Solomon Islands, the most valued music is that of the four types of panpipe ensembles. With the exception of slit drums, all musical instruments are made of bamboo; therefore the general word for instruments and the music performed with them is "bamboo" ('au). This film shows the making of panpipes, from the cutting the bamboo in the forest to the making of the final bindings. The most important part of the work consists in shaping each tube to its necessary length. Most 'Are'are panpipe makers measure the length of old instruments before they shape new tubes. Master musician 'Irisipau, surprisingly, takes the measure using his body, and adjusts the final tuning by ear. For the first time we can see here how the instruments and their artificial equiheptatonic scale-seven equidistant degrees in an octave-are practically tuned. Written by Anonymous See less

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Name	Known for
'Aruhane Self - 'au paina panpipe ensemble Self - 'au paina panpipe ensemble See fewer	Shaping Bamboo (1979)
'Irisipau Self - Panpipe maker / 'au tahana panpipe ensemble / 'au paina panpipe ensemble Self - Panpipe maker / 'au tahana panpipe ensemble / 'au paina panpipe ensemble See fewer	Shaping Bamboo (1979)
Supamae 'Irisitapa'a Self - 'Irisipau's Assistant / 'au paina panpipe ensemble Self - 'Irisipau's Assistant / 'au paina panpipe ensemble See fewer	Shaping Bamboo (1979)
'Oahura Self - 'au paina panpipe ensemble Self - 'au paina panpipe ensemble See fewer	Shaping Bamboo (1979)
Kinipa'ea Self - 'au tahana panpipe ensemble Self - 'au tahana panpipe ensemble See fewer	Shaping Bamboo (1979)
Koka'i Self - 'au paina panpipe ensemble Self - 'au paina panpipe ensemble See fewer	Shaping Bamboo (1979)
Namohani'au Self - 'au paina panpipe ensemble Self - 'au paina panpipe ensemble See fewer	Shaping Bamboo (1979)
Ooreana Self - 'au tahana panpipe ensemble / 'au paina panpip ensemble Self - 'au tahana panpipe ensemble / 'au paina panpip ensemble See fewer	Shaping Bamboo (1979)
Warahane Self - 'au tahana panpipe ensemble Self - 'au tahana panpipe ensemble See fewer	Shaping Bamboo (1979)
Waterae Self - 'au paina panpipe ensemble Self - 'au paina panpipe ensemble See fewer	Shaping Bamboo (1979)
John Wright Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Shaping Bamboo (1979)

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