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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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... not all Ìgbò music alternates between 6/8 and 3/4, very little follows a strict quarter note repetition like the Coronation hymn tune. The setting in Figure 6 follows the rubric provided. Note that the melody does not represent other aspects of Ìgbò music, which may not be expected from students at this stage. ...
