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In the Course of Performance: Studies in the World of Musical Improvisation (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)
Bruno Nettl
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Paperback. Illustrating the practices and processes of musical improvisation, this text includes contributions by 17 scholars and improvisers. It offers a history of research and an overview of the different approaches to the topic that can be used, ranging from cognitive study to detailed musical analysis. Editor(s): Nettl, Bruno; Russell, Melinda. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 420 pages, 6 halftones, 3 line drawings, 80 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 668.
This text illustrates and explains the practices and processes of musical improvisation. Improvisation, by its very nature, seems to resist interpretation or elucidation. With contributions by 17 scholars and improvisers, the text offers a history of research on improvisation and an overview of the different approaches to the topic that can be used, ranging from cognitive study to detailed musical analysis. Such diverse genres as Italian lyrical singing, modal jazz, Indian classical music, Javanese gamelan, and African-American girls' singing games are examined.
This text illustrates and explains the practices and processes of musical improvisation. Improvisation, by its very nature, seems to resist interpretation or elucidation. With contributions by 17 scholars and improvisers, the text offers a history of research on improvisation and an overview of the different approaches to the topic that can be used, ranging from cognitive study to detailed musical analysis. Such diverse genres as Italian lyrical singing, modal jazz, Indian classical music, Javanese gamelan, and African-American girls' singing games are examined.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Series
Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226574110
SKU
V9780226574110
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