Nigerian Wedding Dance for Organ Solo

Name: Nigerian Wedding Dance for Organ Solo
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The Nigerian Wedding Dance was originally composed for brass quintet and later reduced for piano solo. In this piece, a re-setting of the same tune for organ solo. The principal theme of the Wedding Dance is borrowed from a popular Yoruba wedding song titled, "Awa l'egbe oniyawo" (We are the members of the bride's group). The piece is characterized by scintillating dance rhythms to compel the performer and listeners to dance. The stylistic and harmonic organization reminisce that of a popular West African dance band music called "Highlife." Similar to most African traditional music, the Wedding Dance consists of simplicity and repetition. This piece is most appropriate for the recession of the newly-wedded couple from the church sanctuary.

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Publication Date: Dec 15, 2012
Language: English
Category: Music
Copyright: All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors: By (author): Godwin Sadoh

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Godwin Sadoh organ wedding music Nigerian music Nigerian composers African composers Nigerian classical music African classical music church music Nigerian art music African art music

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About Prof. Godwin Sadoh

Prof. Godwin Sadoh is a Nigerian composer, church musician, pianist, organist, choral conductor, ethnomusicologist, and prolific publishing scholar with over 160 publications, including 12 academic books. At Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Sadoh distinguished himself as the first African to earn a doctoral degree in organ performance from any institution worldwide. He has received commissions and awards for his beautiful compositions including the ASCAPLUS Award for over 20 years. In 2019, he won the Special Prize with his composition, Egba Musical Totem for String Quartet, at the International Composition Competition in Malta. In the United States, the luminary received the Alvin Hatton Organ Scholarship, Spectacular Concert Scholarship, Dora Dean Emerson Memorial Music Fellowship, AGO Student Scholarship, and Dean’s Scholarship. He belongs to the Beta Lambda Chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society. On 15 April 2023, Sadoh was honored at the International Africa Lyric's Opera Competition academic in Paris, France, where a special prize was given in his name. His music has been performed and recorded in all continents. Sadoh was a Professor of Music/LEADS Scholar at the National Universities Commission in Abuja, Nigeria. Sadoh's biography is listed in the Contemporary African Database, Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology, Marquis’s Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Education, and Who's Who in the World.

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