CHAPTER 7 : STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF GOZUK'S YA DAN TUNKIYA NA ALLAH USING AGATHA ONWUEKWE'S ADAPTATION OF EZEGBES'S PHILOSOPHY TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF HAUSA LITURGICAL MUSIC

Abstract

The analysis is an essential component of music perception and comprehension. Over the years, a lot of effort has gone into establishing improved methods of assessing instrumental, vocal, and dance music. Analysis of Hausa songs is scarce in academia due to a dearth of music researchers who comprehend the language and culture. This article provides general rules and techniques for analyzing music using Professor Agatha Onwuekwe's adaptation of Ezegbe's analytical philosophy, which the researcher considers simpler and more usable. To evaluate music, one needs to first become acquainted with the form, timbre, texture, and other aspects employed in the composition of the music in issue, as Onwuekwe strongly urges. Ya dan tunkiya na Allah, a song which was composed by one of the researchers was subjected to a thorough disintegration to discover the bits and pieces that made the whole. These musical aspects indicate essential features in every particular music style and its substance. To get reliable conclusions, the quantitative research method was employed, as well as exchanges between the researcher and Professor Onwuekwe, and it is hoped that as a result of this work, many more researchers will find it easier and more engaging to examine Hausa songs to create more interesting music in the language in focus.

Keywords: Structural analyses, Musical forms,Text, Music Philosophy