Open AccessTones and Tunes: Melody and Part-Writing Exercises based on Ìgbò and Yorùbá Lyrics
Author(s) -
Aaron Carter-Ényì
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
engaging students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2689-2871
DOI - 10.18061/es.v8i0.7743
Subject(s) - lyrics , composition (language) , indigenous , tone (literature) , linguistics , musical , art , musical composition , yoruba , literature , visual arts , philosophy , ecology , biology
This essay explores text-setting in two Nigerian tone languages through composition and re-composition exercises. Writing music based on indigenous language texts remains an essential aspect of maintaining artistic and cultural continuity with pre-colonial musical traditions.