Abstract:In our article, "Concepts of African Musical Theory" ,1 we debunked the con tention (by A.M. Jones) that:(The African) is utterly unconscious of any organised theory behind his music. He makes his music quite spontaneously and it is with interest and the delight of discovery that the more educated African will listen to a demonstration of the basic principles which underlie his musical practice.2We further demonstrated that from lots of available evidence the African is certainly conscious of a theory behind h… Show more
“…Ekwueme (1980) understands this well when he writes: "In our present study, we intend to show that a systematic analysis of the music of black Africa reveals an internal structural government of extraordinary order and symmetry" (p. 89).…”
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“…Ekwueme (1980) understands this well when he writes: "In our present study, we intend to show that a systematic analysis of the music of black Africa reveals an internal structural government of extraordinary order and symmetry" (p. 89).…”
Section: The Purpose and Value Of Analysismentioning
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