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239:"Effutu Asafo: its Organization and Music"
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114:in Nigeria. His best-known work is
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116:Three pieces for flute and piano
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182:Sonata for violin, op. 16.
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211:Six piano pieces, op. 12
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237:Turkson, A. A. (1982).
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146:String quartet, op. 6
122:Selected compositions
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478:Ghanaian composers
406:Grove Music Online
187:Elements I, op. 19
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