The Choral Music Scene In The Gold Coast (Ghana) Prior To 1933
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2008-12-03
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Ghana Journal of Religion and Theology (GJRT)
Abstract
The paper looks at the choral music scene in the
Gold Coast (Ghana) prior to the year 1933, the year after
the publication of Amu S 'Twenty-jive African Songs. The
paper argues that before the publication there was the
tradition of choral music composition in the country. This
tradition had been nurtured by the introduction of art
music, the hymn and anthem of Western Europe, and the
introduction of formal education and music education into
the country by the Europeans. The paper also presents a
profile of some of the early Ghanaian composers of choral
music, with samples of some of their compositions, which
show influences from the tradition known to them - the
hymn and anthem introduced by the Europeans.
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Choral Music Scene, The Gold Coast, Ghana, 1933