THE MAKING OF THE PIECE RHI GRACIA OSEMHA COMPOSED BY OBHIOWU ROLAND EHINON.

Before narrating the above topic, please kindly  download the PDF manuscript of Rhi Gracia Osemhan - Obhiowu Roland Ehinon.pdf


Rhi Gracia  Osemha is from Esan language in Edo state Nigeria which means "give us your grace". The piece was originally composed in 2011 by Obhiowu Roland Ehinon.

Before it was handwrittenly scripted in 2011, it has gone through a lot of scrutiny  but not taking note of the lyrical content of the piece as at 2011. If you are opportuned to have a copy of the 2011 manuscript, you will discover that the lyrics was partly Benin and partly Esan. The reason to this was that the composer is from Ekekhen in Igueben local government area in Edo state. though Ekekhen is at Esan, they speak Benin even till tomorrow. At the onset there was no guidiance to the lyrics of the song. But the note and chords was scrutinised consciously and unconsciously by choirister friends and they are

CHARLES IMUSE
"Roland! I love the style of your song but one thing is that the composition look so plain. Arrange it in such a way that the voice comes in at interval.

AYEMERE JERRY
If you do not know how to harnonise your song, bring different songs together, look at your soprano note and match it with the chords. I can ee you have problem blending your chords.

ABUMENRE RANDY (MY SUPERIOR)
He was always singing the songs and afterwards they both edit the notes.

EMMA AKOWE
He tells him what next to do

OSATARE IMAGUEZOGIE
Ehinon! we will practice this song at st cecilia Egbesan but  lets work on the chord. But after working on the chord, the song ended up be practiced at st Joseph Igueben.

THE EDITING OF THE LYRICS
The lyrics was edited at a personal studio rehearsal by. It was a comic because
Omokhegbe Itohan (alto), Ebhomwan Jennifer (soprano) and Ehimatiomwan Gladys (soprano) was making comic with the piece because of the 'O'. This o don ey too much. Abeg comot some inside.
Prince Kingsley Okoh (Also a composer) observed that the lyrics was partly Esan and Benin and started making necesary correction which gave it what you see in the piece.