Musical Cultures Analysis Project Step 3

The piece that I have chosen to analyze for this project is Aloha 'Oe, performed and recorded by the All-Star Hawaiian Band in 1994. This piece can be considered to fit a number of genres, including country, world music, and of course, traditional Hawaiian.

The original song Aloha 'Oe was written by Lili'uokalani, a composer of Hawaiian music, author, and the last reigning monarch of Hawaii, in 1878 on a journey back to Honolulu. In its original form, Lili'uokalani included a score of the song, the lyrics, and an English translation. The recording of the piece that I chose to analyze does justice to the original song by using traditional Hawaiian instruments like the slack key guitar and maintaining the traditional melody.

The recording that I am using is included below: