Re-imagining the inait of the Magavau ritual in intercultural music compositional process

Elvin Dainal (2024) Re-imagining the inait of the Magavau ritual in intercultural music compositional process. Idealogy Journal, 9 (2). pp. 1-18.

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Abstract

Inait is a long ritual poem that is used in various rituals such as the Magavau ritual from Kadazan ethnic, Penampang, Sabah. Some are chanted, and some are recited in a normal speaking voice. When we listen to it, it has its musical characteristics. As a Western-trained music composer, a question came to my mind. Can the musical characteristics of the inait be retained in a new composition without any changes? Thus, this study is intended to explore the possibilities of composing musical work using the music characteristics found in the inait of the Magavau ritual from the Kadazan Penampang and incorporating Western tonal music. Using Akuno’s CIC Model of Creativity, two (2) musical works are presented with an in-depth discussion of the compositional technique used. Each analysis and commentary of the works discuss inspiration, technical aspects, and musical examples are provided.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	: Intercultural music composition, Intercultural composer, Compositional technique, Inait in Magavau ritual, Kadazan Penampang
Subjects:	M Music and Books on Music > ML Literature on music > ML1-3930 Literature on music > ML159-3785 History and criticism > ML198-360.6 By region or country M Music and Books on Music > ML Literature on music > ML1-3930 Literature on music > ML3797-3799.5 Musical research
Department:	FACULTY > Academy of Arts and Creative Technology
Depositing User:	ABDULLAH BIN SABUDIN -
Date Deposited:	18 Feb 2025 09:55
Last Modified:	18 Feb 2025 09:58
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42899

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