Description
Ariri is an Igbo generic term for “Sorrow” Sorrow is an emotion perceived or expressed by humans.
The inner soul sometimes gets quite overwhelmed that it cannot but, through its vehicle – the body, express the emotion. ARIRI was composed in September 2021 here in Massachusetts, USA.
The inspiration was borne out of my personal life battles. Coming down with anxiety/depression in Dubai, I had to return to Nigeria where I had my Mom looking after me like a child.
During these trying times, I imagined what it would have been if my Dad was still alive.
He passed away in 2011 when I was about to get into the university. ever since then, things have never been the same.
These feelings were bottled up in my heart, thereby making me unable to heal properly.
There was only one way to begin the healing process – to grief. Coincidentally, I was coming to the USA to further my education in music composition with a full tuition scholarship; this became an avenue for me to grief through my music.
ARIRI is written SATB and piano, with some divisi on various parts.
It starts off in a common time signature, and then explodes to 12/8, a compound time signature. Ariri sits on F major tonality.
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