Odun Oloyin (“Year of Honey”) is a choral composition for SATB voices with piano
accompaniment, written in a tonal, diatonic, and melodic style. Set in E-flat major and cast in a compound duple metre (6/8), the work unfolds in a through-composed design articulated as
A–B–C–D–A.
Edunjobi (“Eulogy of Twins”) is a vocal composition with piano accompaniment that draws on Yoruba cultural symbolism associated with twin birth. Written in a tonal and melodic style, the work is set in C major and cast in a compound 6/8 metre, whose natural grouping of two sets of three quavers creates a lilting, rolling motion characteristic of many African vocal idioms
The composition Eche Adambara draws its inspiration from Palm Sunday celebrations in Ebira-land, where Christian communities undertake processional road rallies through the town, singing a succession of devotional songs as they move.
This study examines the structural and formal features of Alelluya Jesu Feran Mi, a choral composition for SATB choir with piano accompaniment by Kayode Olusola, to highlight the artistic, cultural, and musical elements embedded within the work.
The composition “The Man Speaks Roughly to Us,” is a scene from the opera book, “Joseph and His Brothers,” composed by the author. The dramatic encounter of Joseph’s brothers in Egypt with that of Joseph himself is narrated in a reporting speech to their father Jacob; and Jacob’s reaction to his son’s narrative is the story of this composition.
The composition Jesu Ti De S’aye draws its inspiration from the biblical narrative of Jesus Christ’s birth. It reflects the journey of the three wise men who followed the star to Bethlehem, capturing the joyous essence of the Nativity.
The music “Iya” began with a four-bar introduction played by the piano instrument. This piece, a code mix of Yoruba and English was performed as an Opera in a concert organised by Blessamoss Music School in Owerri, with the theme: “Minstrel sings Mysteries".
IMOTOTO, composed by Ayokunmi Olaoluwa during the COVID-19 pandemic, is a choral work for SATB voices with piano accompaniment. Conceived as a musical response to public health concerns, the piece seeks to sensitise and orient communities toward preventive practices, presenting hygiene and wellness as collective responsibilities.
This paper explores Ezigbo Nne “Good Mother” by Nwaeke Udochukwu, a contemporary African art music piece that bridges indigenous Igbo musical traditions and Western classical compositional techniques. The study investigates six critical aspects of the work, identification and form, scale and mode, melodic structure, rhythmic organisation, text, and expressive dynamics.
The composition Blessed Be God draws its text from the “Canticle of Zechariah” (Luke 1:68–79), traditionally referred
to as the Benedictus. This canticle emerges after the miraculous birth of John the Baptist and the restoration of
Zechariah’s voice, forming one of the three principal canticles of Luke’s infancy narrative: the Magnificat, the
Benedictus, and the Nunc Dimittis.