Kadazandusun folksongs: Increasing its public knowledge & popularity through choral arrangements
List of Authors
  • Sylvester Lytton Seah

Keyword
  • folksongs, Kadazandusun, choral arrangement, popularity, public knowledge

Abstract
  • This is a study on how to increase the public’s knowledge towards Kadazandusun folksongs, as well as its popularity. In order to achieve this, the analysis of these folksongs play a crucial role in determining what is the story behind each of it. Once the analysis is completed, the choral arrangement comes into play, which will prove that these folksongs have a high potential to be transformed into choral form.

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