Tones and Tunes: Melody and Part-Writing Exercises based on Ìgbò and Yorùbá Lyrics

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2022-02

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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.

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melody, tone languages, Ìgbò, Yorùbá

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Carter-Enyi, A. (2022). "Tones and Tunes: Melody and Part-Writing Exercises based on Ìgbò and Yorùbá Lyrics." Engaging Students: Essays in Music Pedagogy 8. https://doi.org/10.18061/es.v8i0.7743

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https://kb.osu.edu/handle/1811/106277
 https://doi.org/10.18061/es.v8i0.7743

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Engaging Students: Essays in Music Pedagogy, Volume 8 (2020)