Youth songs: a type of Igbo choral music in Igbo Christian worship
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https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v7i2.1941Abstract
This paper is concerned with the birth of the Youth Fellowship, acceptability, and the place of youth songs in Igbo Christian worship; with particular reference to the Niger Diocese of the Anglican Church of Nigeria, whose headquarters are at Onitsha, which is on the left bank of the river Niger in the South Eastern part of Nigeria.References
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Parrinder, E.G. 1956 "Music in West African churches", African Music, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp.37-38.
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Shaffer, J. 1956 "Experiments in indigenous church music among the Batetela" African Music, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp.39-42.
von Hornbostel, E.M. 1928 "African Negro Music", Africa Vol. 1 30-62
Weman, H. 1960 African music and the church in Africa. Uppsala.
1973 How musical is man. London.
Bright, W.. 1963 " Language and music: areas for cooperation", Ethnomusicology Vol 7, No. 1, 26-32.
Echezona, W.W.C. 1965 In Nigeria Magazine. 84:45-52.
Edet, E.M.. 1964 "Music in Africa", African Music, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp.111-113.
Ekwueme, L.. 1973 "African music in christian liturgy: the Igbo experiment", African Music, Vol.5, No. 3, pp. 12-33
Herzog, G.1934 "Speech melody and primitive music" Musical Quarterly, xx Vol. 4. pp.452-466.
Jones, A.M. 1959 Studies in African music. London : OUP
Kauffman, R.A. 1964 "Impressions of African church music", African Music, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp.109-110.
Keesing, R. 1964 Cultural Anthropology: New York.
Kingslake, B. 1957 "Musical memories of Nigeria", African Music, Vol. 1, No. 4. pp.17-20.
Leith-Ross, S.1939 African woman.
Lenherr, J.1968 "Advancing indigenous church music", African Music, Vol. 4, No. 2,pp.33-39.
List, G. 1961 "Speech melody and song melody in Central Thailand", Ethnomusicology Vol. 5, No. 1, 16-32.
1963 "The boundaries of speech and song", Ethnomusicology Vol. 7 No. 1, 1-16.
Louw, J.K.1958 "African music in christian worship", African Music, Vol. 2, No. 1.
Mbonu, C.A. 1982 History of the Anglican Youth Fellowship Unpublished article.
1982 Unpublished statement made during an interview.
Nash, D. 1961 "The role of the composer", Ethnomusicology, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp.81-94.
Nettl, B. 1973 Folk and traditional music of the western continents New Jersey : Prentice Hall
Nketia, J.H. 1975 The music of Africa. London : Victor Gollancz
1963 African music in Ghana. N.W. University Press.
Parrinder, E.G. 1956 "Music in West African churches", African Music, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp.37-38.
Schneider, M. 1961 "Tone and tune in West African music", Ethnomusicology, Vol. 5, No.3, pp.204-215.
Shaffer, J. 1956 "Experiments in indigenous church music among the Batetela" African Music, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp.39-42.
von Hornbostel, E.M. 1928 "African Negro Music", Africa Vol. 1 30-62
Weman, H. 1960 African music and the church in Africa. Uppsala.
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1992-09-07
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“Youth Songs: A Type of Igbo Choral Music in Igbo Christian Worship”. 1992. African Music : Journal of the International Library of African Music 7 (2): 13-22. https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v7i2.1941.
