Emerging Trends in Nigerian Art Music Composition and Performance / edited by Oghenemudiakevwe Igbi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Igbi, Oghenemudiakevwe, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Nigeria--History and criticism.

Music.

Musicians--Nigeria.

Musicians.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (460 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lagos, Nigeria : Malthouse Press Limited, [2024]

Summary:

Nigeria brims with an array of art musicians who have endeavoured to create and perform art music using traditional compositional nuances and performance practices.In a clime where other musical styles seem to thrive more than art music, Nigerian composers are always on the lookout for fresh ideas and techniques in their creative endeavours, in.

Contents:

Front cover

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Preface

Foreword

Editor

Contributors

Contents

PART ONE: Music Composition

1. NIGERIAN ART MUSIC AND THE ISSUE OF IDENTITY: INDIGENOUS ECLECTICISM APPROACH (IEA) TO COMPOSITION AS PANACEA?

INTRODUCTION

ECLECTICISM: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND MEANING

THE PRESENT STATE OF NIGERIAN ART MUSIC

A CASE FOR INDIGENOUS ECLECTICISM APPROACH (IEA) TO NIGERIAN ART MUSIC COMPOSITION

USING THE AFRICAN ORCHESTRA IN ART MUSIC COMPOSITIONS: ISSUES OF IDENTITY AND ECLECTICISM

THE USE OF PIANO AS ACCOMPANIMENT TO AFRICAN ART MUSIC COMPOSITIONS

NATIONALISM IN NIGERIAN ART MUSIC AND ISSUES OF IDENTITY

THE ISSUE OF IDENTITY AND IMPACT OF COLONIALISM ON ART MUSIC IN NIGERIA

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

2 Trends in African Art Music and Musical Arts: Identity, Pedagogy, Praxis and Composers in the 21st Century

IDENTIFYING AFRICAN ART MUSIC (AAM)

WESTERN INFLUENCE ON AFRICAN ART MUSIC PEDAGOGY

AFRICAN ART MUSIC IN THE 21ST CENTURY: SOME PEDAGOGICAL RESOURCES

SOME INSTITUTIONAL EFFORTS AT DEVELOPING AAM PEDAGOGY

SOME SOURCES OF LEARNING AFRICAN MUSICAL ARTS AND ART MUSIC

SOME COMPOSITIONAL TECHNIQUES USED IN AFRICAN ART MUSIC

SOME 21ST CENTURY EMERGENT NIGERIAN ART MUSIC COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

3 STRUCTURAL AND IDEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF A O NI RIBI NILE YI (WEFORBID EVIL IN THIS LAND) - A 21ST CENTURY ART MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR PIANO

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

THE USE OF MELODIC/RHYTHMIC STYLE AND HARMONY INNOVATION IN THE FIRST SECTION OF A O NI RIBI NILE YI

TONAL ANALYSIS REFLECTING THE INFREQUENCY OF THE PIANO PIECE

EXTRACT REFLECTING THE EXCEPTIONALITY OF THE PIANO PIECE.

EXPLANATION ON THE PIECE DEPICTING THE USE OF SYNCOPATION

INVESTIGATION OF THE ESSENCE OF HEMIOLA IN THE PIECE

ANALYSIS OF A MAJOR LEAP AND DYNAMIC IN THE PIECE OF MUSIC

THE STRUCTURAL CONSIDERATION OF RESTS ALTERED CLEFS AND ACCIDENTAL EFFECTS

EXAMINATION OF HARMONIC BLOCKS IN THE PIECE OF MUSIC

THE PROJECTION OF THE DOMINANT THEME OF THE PIANO PIECE

RELEVANCE OF VARIATION IN THE PIECE OF MUSIC

INVESTIGATION OF THE RE-CAPITULATORY UNIT OF THE PIECE

APPENDIX

4 KEKU SYMPHONY: ART MUSIC COMPOSITION AS A RESEARCH APPROACH TO DOCUMENTING ENDANGERED TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF THE JUKUN OF NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA

TRENDS IN NIGERIAN ART MUSIC COMPOSITION

AFRICAN ART MUSIC COMPOSITION AND THE ISSUE OF IDENTITY

RESEARCH COMPOSITION AND ENDANGERED MUSICAL CULTURES

SAFEGUARDING KEKU DANCE OF THE JUKUN PEOPLE

OVERVIEW AND SIGNIFICANCE OF KEKU CONTEMPORARY SYMPHONY

PRE-COMPOSITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

SUMMARY OF THE COMPOSITION

LISTENERS' FEEDBACK ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF KEKU

5 THE COMPOSER'S INVOLVEMENT IN MODERNITY OF TRADITIONAL SONGS: THE ANNANG EXAMPLE

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

TRADITIONAL MUSIC

MODERNITY OF TRADITIONAL SONGS

THE COMPOSER'S INVOLVEMENT

EMERGING TRENDS IN NIGERIAN ART MUSIC

APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 2

6 ANALYTICAL STUDY OF ONYEE NNANNA NWANKPA'S ART MUSIC COMPOSITION, THE RECONCILIATION SYMPHONY

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF THE COMPOSER, ONYEE NNANNA NWANKPA

THE COMPOSITION, THE RECONCILIATION SYMPHONY

AFRICAN ART MUSIC AND TWENTY FIRST CENTURY COMPOSITIONAL TECHNIQUES

METHOD

AFRICAN FOLK MELODY IN STRING INSTRUMENTS HARMONIZED IN 7TH AND 9TH CHORDS

RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES.

7 TRENDS IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIANART MUSIC COMPOSITION: DISCOURSEON THE COLONIAL AND POST-COLONIALSTRUGGLES FOR CULTURAL RELEVANCE

METHODS

COLONIALISM AND NIGERIAN ART MUSIC (1900-1960)

CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN ART MUSIC IN THE POST-COLONIAL ERA (1960-2000)

NIGERIAN ART MUSIC IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(2000-2020)

EMERGING TRENDS IN THE WORKS OF CHINEDUM NATHAN OSINIGWE

IGBO CLASSICAL CHORAL/SOLO PIECES (SACRED)

8 APPRAISAL OF AYO OLURANTI'S INGENUITY IN ART MUSIC COMPOSITIONAS DEMONSTRATED IN BIGI MAN

THE READING OF AYO OLURANTI'S BIGI MAN

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

9 STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF AFRICAN MUSIC COMPOSITION ON NIGERIAN POLITICS, ECONOMY, AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

MUSIC AS SOCIAL CONSTRUCT

MUSIC AS TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

IMPACT OF AFRICAN MUSIC COMPOSITION ON POLITICS

IMPACT OF AFRICAN MUSIC COMPOSITION ON THE ECONOMY

IMPACT OF AFRICAN MUSIC COMPOSITION ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

PART TWO: Music Performance

10 TOWARDS ADOPTING CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN INTERPRETIVE TECHNIQUES AND PERFORMANCE PRACTICES IN ART MUSIC SOLO RENDITIONS IN NIGERIA

THE MEANING OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE

INTERROGATING THE ROLES OF THE PERFORMER AS THE CHIEF INTERPRETER OF MUSIC

THE HUMAN SINGING VOICE AS MEANS OF COMMUNICATION

SOLO SINGING IN CONCERT SETTING IN NIGERIA

ADAPTING TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCE PRACTICES INTO ART MUSIC RENDITIONS IN NIGERIA

THE SIGNIFICANCE AND NEED FOR AFRICAN INTERPRETIVE TECHNIQUES AND PERFORMANCE PRACTICES

SOME TECHNIQUES AND PERFORMANCE PRACTICES IN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

APPRECIATION AND PREFERENCE FOR INDIGENOUS ART MUSIC IN NIGERIA BY AUDIENCES

11 EVOLUTION OF THE MUSIC MINISTRY AND MUSIC PERFORMANCE TRENDS IN DIVINE BAPTIST CHURCH, OGIEDI-ẸLUME, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

MUSIC MINISTRY IN THE CHURCH

IN THE BEGINNING

MUSIC IN CHURCH ACTIVITIES

MUSIC IN EVANGELISM/CRUSADES

MUSIC DURING BAPTISM/LORD'S SUPPER

MUSIC DURING ANNUAL (HARVEST) THANKSGIVING

MUSIC DURING SUNDAY SCHOOL

MUSIC DURING ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS

MUSIC IN REVIVAL PROGRAMMES AND VIGIL

MUSIC DURING CHURCH COUNCIL AND CHURCH IN CONFERENCE MEETINGS

DIFFERENT CHOIRS IN DIVINE BAPTIST CHURCH, OGIEDIELUME

ANCHORS OF THE MUSIC MINISTRY

ORGANISTS IN THE MINISTRY SINCE THE 1940S

MUSIC REHEARSAL SCHEDULES

ACQUISITION OF HYMNALS AND MUSICAL EQUIPMENT

MUSIC GENRES IN THE CHURCH

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE MUSIC MINISTRY

CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

12 ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGE OF CONSTANT SPECIAL CHORAL MUSIC RENDITIONS AND PERFORMANCES IN NIGERIAN BAPTIST CONVENTION CHURCHES' REGULAR SERVICES

THE CHALLENGE OF SPECIAL CHORAL MUSIC RENDITIONS IN THE NIGERIAN BAPTIST CONVENTION

FOR SPECIAL CHORAL RENDITION TO REFLECT SPECIALTY IN THE NIGERIAN BAPTIST CONVENTION

ENDNOTES/REFERENCES

13 IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON PERFORMANCE-RELATED COURSES IN NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS: THE MUSIC LEARNERS' PERSPECTIVE

RESEARCH METHOD

THEORETICAL RELEVANCE

LEARNING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

TECHNOLOGY-INDUCED LEARNING

FUTURE IMPLICATIONS AND ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES

14 OVERVIEW OF CHURCH MUSIC, MUSIC PERFORMANCE APPROACHES IN OKPELAND/WARRI METROPOLIS, AND THEATRICAL PRODUCTION STRATEGIES IN A POST-COVID-19 ERA IN NIGERIA

FOUNDATIONS OF CHURCH MUSIC IN OKPE AND WARRI METROPOLIS

OVERVIEW OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES IN OKPE AND WARRI METROPOLIS DURING COVID19.

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS IN UYO, NIGERIA

DIGITAL MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA

15 DE-COLONIZATION OR MIXED COLONIZATION: STUDY OF FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI'S MUSICAL PERFORMANCE NARRATIVES

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

METHOD AND MATERIALS

DATA PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION

THEORIZING COLONIAL KNOWLEDGE AND DECOLONIZATION OF IDEAS

16 STUDY OF EKOBE INDIGENOUS POPULAR MUSIC OF IBUSA, TRANSMUTATION AND PERFORMANCE STRATEGIES

THE ALLIANCE BETWEEN CULTURE AND MUSIC

ORIGIN AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

SOCIO-CULTURAL AFFILIATIONS

OVERVIEW OF CONCEPTS

FINDINGS

17 FOSTERING ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS THROUGH PROACTIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN NIGERIAN POPULAR MUSIC PERFORMERS

CONCEPT OF PROACTIVE COLLABORATION

HOLISTIC ROADMAP FOR PROACTIVE COLLABORATION

PROACTIVE COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIES FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS

COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF SOME NIGERIAN POPULAR MUSIC PERFORMERS: A CASE STUDY

STRATEGIC AGENDA FOR PROACTIVE COLLABORATION TO ENHANCE THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS

PROACTIVE COLLABORATION AS CATALYST FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS

PART THREE: General Readings in Music Education and African Musicology

18 A HISTORICAL EXCURSION INTO MUSIC EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

MATERIALS AND METHODS

RESULT AND DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

ORAL INTERVIEW

19 EMERGING TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS AS SYNAESTHESIA FOR MUSIC EDUCATION IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA

MUSIC EDUCATION

MUSIC TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

THE RELEVANCE OF MUSIC TECHNOLOGY TO MUSIC EDUCATION.

CHALLENGES OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED MUSIC EDUCATION IN NIGERIA.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

978-60867-4-0

OCLC:

1522766589