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Smith, Edna Marilyn: |
CONTENTS
Introduction v
Purpose of the Study vi
Scope of the Study viii
Sources of Data ix
Organization of the Report xii
Part 1- Indigenous Music
1. Music in Tribal Life 1
Culture Areas 2
Features Common to Both Areas 8
Song Categories 13
Summary 23
2. Characteristics of the Indigenous Music 25
Survey of Historical Sources 26
The Elements of Music 29
Summary 40
3. Instrumental Resources of the Tribal Society 41
West African Musical Instruments 43
Instrumental Combinations 64
The Place of Musical Instruments in the Culture 69
Summary 70
4. Musical Training in the Tribal Community 71
Informal Musical Training 72
Formal Musical Training 78
Summary and Conclusion 86
Part 2 – Music in West Africa Today
5. Factors of Stability and Change 88
Agencies of Retention and Stability 90
Factors and Forces of Culture Change 96
Summary 111
6. Popular Music in West Africa 112
Forms of Popular Music 113
Popular Bands in West Africa 123
7. Experiments in Written Art Music 131
Basic Problems 131
Church Music 140
Summary 145
8. Music Education in West Africa 147
Summary 158
9. Summary and Coinsiderations for the Future 160
Considerations for the Future 165
Summary 187
Bibliography 190
Appendix
Music of the West African Composers 191