The Charge of Parihaka
by Anthony Ritchie, for SSATBB sextet or 6 part choir, Opus 63
The Charge of Parihaka
A setting of a powerful satirical poem by Jessie MacKay, describing events in Parihaka, 1881, when government troops forcibly took over a Maori Pa and sent many of its inhabitants to prison. A direct and strong setting, performable by soloists or by unaccompanied choir.
- Opus No: 63
- Category: Choir unaccompanied
- Year: 1994
- Duration: 5 minutes
- Texts: Jessie MacKay
- Commissioned by The Australian Song Company
- Instrumentation: for vocal sextet SSATBB or 6-part choir
- Level: 3 | Professional and semi-professional musicians