John Uzoigwe

John Uzoigwe

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Description: Composed works that demonstrate the incorporation of traditional Igbo music elements into African art music.

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Six Igbo Songs for voice and piano, Op. 1 (1996)

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Description: This song cycle was originally written as "Four Igbo Songs" during Uzoigwe's time at the University of Nigeria, and later expanded to six songs.[1].<br>- The songs "draw heavily on traditional Igbo folk songs, with some of the lyrics and melody quoting from the original folk song"[1].<br>- Uzoigwe's piano accompaniments "are new and idiomatically simulate traditional instruments of the Igbo"[1].

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Égwú Àmàlà (Igbo Dance)

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Description: This work is derived from traditional Igbo folk music[1].<br>- It demonstrates Uzoigwe's efforts to "build bridges between African traditional and Western art music"[1].

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Other Compositions

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Description: The search results mention that three of the five works in Uzoigwe's compositional set are "derived from the traditional folk music of the Igbo (east and west) of southern Nigeria"[1].<br>Uzoigwe also composed works influenced by the folk music of other Nigerian ethnic groups, including the Yoruba[1].

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