THE MUSIC COMPOSER IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: AN ANALYSIS OF THE SONG EKWELA KA IHE OBULA NYE GI NSOGBU (Do not be Troubled by Anything)

Abstract

The work, titled: e kwela ka ihe obula nye gi nsogbu (do not be troubled by anything) aims at promoting original music composition as prayer as well as an encouragement, urging people to be unperturbed amidst the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic that has thrown the entire universe into a state of comatose, quandary and confusion. The work derives strength from the scriptural principles such as in Philippians 4: 6; Isaiah 41: 10; The Psalm 91: 5 – 8. The work is also to serve as a courageous attempt and bold step towards the creation and documentation of new composition in the present situation of hopelessness. The researchers allude to the importance of formal music education as advantageous for creating art music, knitting biblical passages academically with music for the global pandemic. The song is notated and analyzed using standard criteria for music analysis, thereby providing directional research materials for future composers and musicologists.