ISSN 2360-7998
Abstract: "Research composition", propounded by Onyeji (2002), is an approach to art music composition that combines an ethnographic survey of indigenous music with creative music composition. It forms a new approach to documenting endangered musical cultures. It is being engaged by students and professional composers in Nigeria and some parts of Africa. Jukun music is one of such indigenous musical cultures that requires global visibility. Therefore, the adaptation of various traditional Jukun musical styles evidenced in the day-to-day life of the people into academic research and creative music writing promises a quick enlisting into the realm of explored African traditional musical cultures as well as granting easier accessibility to a larger audience for entertainment and contemplative purposes, while preserving it as cultural heritage for many more years to come. As a qualitative research, this study using the ethnographic survey presents the structural analysis of Keku contemporary symphony based on the musical idiom of Jukun Keku dance ensemble.
Keywords: Research Composition, Cultural preservation, Traditional Jukun music, North-East Nigeria