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They interact with the dancers during times in the dance.  Also during the beginning of Rotunda we see the band perform a street march around the stage.  Shona and Don wanted to include the musicians on the stage because they played an important role in our society.

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Live music by the brass band is played in Tawhirimatea as in the 19th century they were usually the centre of most celebrations, ceremonies and memorials. Unlike other performances where bands are involved instead of being a separate item they are part of the performance.

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Percussions used to change moods

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The repetition of the ostinato creates a simmering, threatening quality in the music. This shows the fear of the unknown of war.

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The tuba enters as the ostinato movement re-starts, this lowers the pitch.

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the ostinato is also portrayed in the dancers movement the first trio preformed by Chrissy Carla and Lucy represent 3 individuals who are full of potential and youth doing spritely hops, jumps and travelling a group of five dancers push and creep into the trios space. The pressure from the ostinato is seen as a symbol of the war as much as a much larger event about to impact on the lives of NZers.

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low pitched instruments like the tuba, are used to create the feeling of worry and impression that something bad is going to happen AND the harmonic sound/tension made creates threat and danger in the mood of the music

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The music reflects the moods and helps portray the emotions to the audience.

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the mood changes quickly throughout the piece and mood changes are often signalled by the tubular bells

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In the mens sequence the music was described by shona as "stimulating". It was stimulating because trumpets and cornets were used to reinforce the excitement the men felt towards war. The men performed with un-stoppable energy

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tawhirimatea starts with uplifting, vibrant mood that sound the the announcement of war, trumpets used. this helps to create and understanding of what the section "tawhirimatea" is going to be about.

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Different instruments play the "theme" at different times, eg. from one instrument group to the next. Even though the music keeps changing the ostinato is always there. the ostinato is described to sound like "morse code". The repetition of the ostinato creates a feeling of relentlessness and helps to build up the tension.

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warm rich sound of brass and its ability to communicate a wide range of moods and dynatics attracted both Shona and the musical director Don McGlashon.

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Brass instruments including cornets, tenor horns, flugelhorn, baritone, euphonium, bass and a wide range of percussion including  tubular bells, tambourine, timpani, xylophone and woodblocks

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Ostinato a repeated rhythmical phrase heard played by all the instruments.  There are 2 main themes. one played by the higher brass which creates tenision and a threatening quailty like being caught in a storm and one played by the lower brass which creates calmness like the eye of the storm.

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AURAL DESIGN! If you were to describe the sound features/music/ anything you can HEAR to someone who had never seen or heard Tawhirimatea before, what would you say?

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AURAL DESIGN! If you were to describe the sound features/music/ anything you can HEAR to someone who had never seen or heard Tawhirimatea before, what would you say?