ʻAlekoki   Text:: variously attr. to Kalākaua (1836-1891) and Lunalilo (1835-1874)  Tune (earliest): undetermined. Text 1850's   HMA 012

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1 = (1920s; Noble; King)              
2 = 2nd melody: (1940s?-current)
Solfege: current: ddmdL, Sdd,dddLSm     1927: SSF#SF#Sdmd, dTdTddflsm
Score [notation] sources found in (but not limited to) the following:  [if you have additional information/corrections, do contact me...mahalo]
Charles E. King Songs of Hawaii (1942-1950) p.59
Johnny Noble Royal Collection of Hawaiian Songs (1929), p.20
Johnny Noble Collection of Ancient and Modern Hulas (1935, reprinted 1960) p.26
Hayatsu 1974, p.32
Hayatsu 1982, p.9
Hirose 1959, p.10
Cuellar (Warner Bros) 2000, p.154
Alfred 2008, p.154

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Notes:
King and Noble notation distantly similar to version sung nowadays.
ʻAlekoki is often, but not always, performed with a contrasting melodic pairing. The keys for the two parts are, for example: Andy Cummings (ca. 1955), D and G; Bill Kaʻiwa/Nina Kealiʻiwahamana (2000), G and F; Lorna Lim (2009), F and G; Hoʻokena (2003), G and C. Other recent arrangements are bolder about the key contrasts and modulations. Some performances are simpler: Darlene Ahuna (1996) and Dennis Pavao (1992), among many other, use only the second melody. Some performers interchange the melodies as they proceed 1 verse at a time. George Kainapau's (1930s-40s?) jazzy arrangement (not transcribed here) uses a minor mode kahiko chant to contrast with the second melody, to great effect. Except for the optional vamp, this edition's transcription loosely modeled after Hoʻokena (2003). Interestingly, the Hirose transcription of 1959 is identical to Sol Hoʻopiʻi 1928 rendition.

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