Alugbirin (Solo Flute + Piano)

Product Content:
- Sheet Music
- Program Notes
- Full MIDI Audio

"Alugbirin," part of the "Yorùbá Folk Song Series," is a captivating piece for solo flute and piano that celebrates the rich cultural heritage of the Yorùbá people. Inspired by a traditional tale about Ìjàpà, the tortoise, and his wife, Yánníbo, the story imparts lessons on gluttony and self-discipline. The composition features a call-and-response structure and a pentatonic scale, with the piano accompaniment providing rhythmic and percussive elements, incorporating jazz harmonization, atonality, and moments of improvisation, offering a blend of traditional and contemporary musical expressions.