Essays about: "Improvisation"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 81 essays containing the word Improvisation.
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11. The Trumpet Summit : Study and Analysis of Five Significant Jazz Trumpet Players in the 20th Century.
University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för jazzAbstract : In this essay I will be exploring the work of five significant jazz trumpet players of the 20thcentury: Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw. I will be delving deeper into the styles of these five trumpeters to find some characteristics of their improvisation. READ MORE
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12. From Duo to Quartet : Improvisational and compositional methods in three different settings
University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för jazzAbstract : The purpose of this project is to use different improvisational and compositional methods to compose music for a duo, trio, and a quartet. The goal is to explore the possibilities of each setting regarding the different improvisational methods and if it has an impact on decision making as an improviser. READ MORE
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13. Drawing From the Source : Gaining improvisational language through transcription
University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för jazzAbstract : In this thesis transcriptions of solos from selected musicians are explored as a way to deepen my connection with improvisation and my instrument. It is about a number of different philosophies towards transcribing and working with transcriptions, as well as my reflections on ways to utilize transcriptions in a way that I can absorb the concepts and language from solos without regurgitating it in my own playing, but rather attempting to utilize it to explore ways to expand my playing and conception of improvisational language as well as my own instrument. READ MORE
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14. A Palette of my Inner Universe – To Use Synesthesia in Artistic Processes
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : In this thesis, the author investigates how the active use of synesthesia can be a tool for artistic work and creative processes, with the aim of finding new creative paths and to find a deeper understanding for inner synesthetic patterns. A method is created by using elements from the author’s synesthesia. READ MORE
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15. Searching for possibilities - Exploring the potentials of my Qanun performance.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : Over the course of many years of playing the qanun; a trapezoidal middle eastern zither-like stringed instrument, I have noticed how often the instrument has been played within its modal traditional framework, leading me to a perception that the qanun and myself are prevented from discovering more techniques and new potentials. I, hence, have been attempting to explore the traditional manners of treating the instrument with regard to timbre, playing techniques, and different harmonic orientations - while trying to maintain its true qualities and not losing sight of its traditional soul. READ MORE
