CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: THE IMPACT OF IGBO CHORAL ART MUSIC ON THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION, PROVINCE OF THE NIGER, NIGERIA

Ifeanyi Onyedika Okafor, Emmanuel Chukwuemenam Umezinwa (PhD)

Abstract


Art music in Igbo land has its origin traced to the experimental works of the early composers of choral music in the then Anglican Diocese on the Niger, around the 1930s. The Igbo choral art music genre has undergone a series of developmental changes to what is now known as Contemporary Art Music. However, this genre of music has gained wide acceptance in the Anglican Communion, Province of the Niger, Nigeria, since its birth. This paper, therefore, examines the various aspects of choral art music has made an impact on the Province of Niger. Data were collected through personal communications, observation, active participation as well as a review of relevant literature. The paper concludes that choral Art music has positively impacted the Anglican Communion, Province of the Niger, Nigeria.

 

Keywords: Igbo choral music, Art music, Anglican communion, Province of the Niger


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