For the Sake of a Song

Wangga Songmen and Their Repertories

Allan Marett, Linda Barwick, Lysbeth Ford , Lysbeth Ford

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English

University of Sydney
27 June 2013

Art of indigenous peoples; World music; History

Series: Indigenous Music of Australia

Wangga, originating in the Daly region of Australia's Top End, is one of the most prominent Indigenous genres of public dance-songs. This book is organised around six repertories: four from the Belyuen-based songmen Barrtjap, Muluk, Mandji and Lambudju, and two from the Wadeye-based Walakandha and Ma-yawa wangga groups, the repertories being named after the ancestral song-giving ghosts of the Marri Tjavin and Marri Ammu people respectively.

Framing chapters include discussion of the genre's social history, musical conventions and the five highly endangered languages in which the songs are composed. The core of the book is a compendium of recordings, transcriptions, translations and explanations of over 150 song items. Thanks to permissions from the composers' families and a variety of archives and recordists, this corpus includes almost every wangga song ever recorded in the Daly region.

There is a separate website associated with this title, http://wangga.library.usyd.edu.au/, and the song repertories can be streamed at http://wangga.library.usyd.edu.au epertories

By: Allan Marett, Linda Barwick, Lysbeth Ford, Lysbeth Ford
Imprint: University of Sydney
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 250mm, Width: 176mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 815g
ISBN: 9781920899752
ISBN 10: 1920899758
Series: Indigenous Music of Australia
Publication Date: 27 June 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of figures List of tables Preface Acknowledgements A note on orthography How to read Marri Tjavin/Marri Ammu words How to read Batjamalh words How to read Emmi-Mendhe words Abbreviations in morpheme-by-morpheme glosses to song-texts A note on sound recordings 1. A social history of wangga 2. The music and dance conventions of wangga 3. The language of wangga 4. Barrtjap’s repertory 5. Muluk’s repertory 6. Mandji’s repertory 7. Lambudju’s repertory 8. The Walakandha wangga repertory 9. The Ma-yawa wangga repertory References Appendix 1: characteristics of the rhythmic modes Appendix 2: list of recordings About the authors List of CD tracks

Reviews for For the Sake of a Song: Wangga Songmen and Their Repertories

'The book takes concepts usually out of reach to those unacquainted with the intricacies of music and speaks to the 'regular' reader. A lively introduction details the social history and cultural meaning behind wangga and outlines the ways in which to interpret the song analyses.' -- Bronwyn O'Reilly * Aboriginal Art Directory * ‘The reader is struck by both the great amount of detail that finds its way into the book, and by a sense of clarity and conciseness in the way that material is presented ... For the Sake of a Song is a valuable summary of more than twenty years of research undertaken jointly and independently by Marett, Barwick and Ford. The need for this book may be seen not only in the cultural value of the performance practice and the wealth of accumulated knowledge that the authors provide, but also by the need to document a performance practice that exists today in a very precarious state.’ -- Steven Knopoff * Musicology Australia * ‘This publication is a truly remarkable compilation of songs from one of Australia's unique performance traditions, born from a deep attachment to land. The text, audio and images are brought together superbly. For the Sake of a Song is a must for anyone seeking a greater understanding of Aboriginal music, poetry and song.’ -- Myfany Turpin * Context: Journal of Music Research *