Oforka: Two Songs

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Title

Oforka: Two Songs

Subject

Music Resource Item Type Metadata

Composer

Oforka, Grace Bernard (b. 1993).

Gender

Female

Work

Two Songs: Chegharia and Nkowa.

Duration

4 minutes

Description

Composed in 2018, these pieces (meaning “Repent” and “Explanation” in the Igbo dialect) were commissioned by Midori Samson as part of a project to promote bassoon music by African composers. The music is pitch-centric, dance-like, and moderately easy, ascending only to D4.

Date Range of Work

2018