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tings. The melody and text are broken up into portions
of homophony and section soli, making pronunciation
Choral Reviews easy to monitor during rehearsal. Pavane offers a dic-
tion guide on their website, and the link is included in
the score. “Loo” and “doom” are used as accompani-
ment in voice parts without text. There is limited divisi
for basses and sopranos, and it only occurs when these
voices are acting as accompaniment. The lowest basses
go below the staff and highest sopranos go above the
staff in only one measure each. This arrangement is
ʻAkahi Hoʻi representative of other unaccompanied Hawaiian cho-
Music by King David Kalākaua ral works, and more information can be found in Sa-
arr. Megann Sala (b. 1991) la’s forthcoming DMA document on arrangements by
Text adapted from Nina Kealiʻiwahamana (b. 1936) Dorothy Kahananui Gillett. More textual information
SSATBB (2:30) for this and many other Hawaiian works can be found
Pavane Publishing on the online resource, Huapala.org.

Keenan Elijah Dolan, DMA
University of Arizona

Maria Magdalena et altera Maria
This arrangement for choir from Megann Sala har- (from Motetti Spirituali, 1619)
kens back to a beautiful version of the song for solo Sulpitia Lodovica Cesis
voice and orchestra by Jack de Mello, which was record- ed. Xinke Shen
ed by Nina Kealiʻiwahamana and Emma Veary. The SA (2:30)
original work was composed by King David Kalākaua Voces Feminae VF-006
(1836–1891), the last reigning king of Hawai‘i. He was
educated in music performance and composition along
with his three siblings. The four siblings became known
as Nā Lani ‘Ehā (the royal/heavenly four). Often called
the Merrie Monarch, King David Kalākaua was a pro-
ponent of reintegrating hula into the public eye.
This arrangement is a wonderful introduction to the
music of Nā Lani ‘Ehā and Hawaiian choral music for This short, graceful work was composed by the Ital-
ensembles in high school, collegiate, or community set- ian composer, lute player, and nun Sulpitia Lodovica

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