The Interconnection of Text-Melody in Selected Works of Newlove Kojo Annan’s Choral Writings

Abstract

As much as scholars of music composition in Ghana identify the prerequisite for intellectual dialogue so far as analytical study is concerned, very little attention has been paid regarding melodic structures and their relationship to text in vocal music. Consequently, upon further study of the melodic and textual structure of the choral writings of Newlove Kojo Annan’s music, I consider it necessary for a discussion since the introduction of word-based phraseology which was crafted from this paper, and other stimulating practices such as the proper use of stressed and unstressed syllables, speech and song melody, and few others have been detected in the construction of the text-melody relationship. In summary, this article presents an analytical work revealed from both music scores and recordings (audio visual) of the selected works, which gives a panoramic view, and serve as a guide for advance study and research in music composition. From my frame of reference and vantage, few recommendations are made in the structure of the works. The study discusses three selected (at random) works of Newlove Kojo Annan.