Te Aroha (elementary strings)

Title:Te Aroha (Song of Love and Peace)

Printout: 7 pages

Key: G Major

Meter: 4/4 (C)

Tempo: Dolce e legato

Genre: indigenous traditional

Composer: Princess Te Rangi Pai, Maori people

Markings: dynamics (pp; p; mp; hairpin dim.); slurs/ties; downbow

Instrumentation: Violin 1; Violin 2; Viola/Violin 3; Cello/Bass

Note: Involves extensive legato playing. Melody is treated canonically between violins 1 and 2.