Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Improvisation in antique style"'

Woody Shaw is one of the most influential jazz trumpet players of the past fifty years. Despite his importance, very few models exist that contextualize Shaw's improvisatory approach inside modern jazz pedagogy. Writers such as Rex Richardson, Eric O'Donnell, and Gavin Franklin have identified key elements of Shaw's style, and have begun a critical examination of Shaw's music. While extensive, these approaches do not take into consideration the impact free jazz had on Shaw's technique, nor do they provide a model for how to duplicate Shaw's style. This project examines four elements of Shaw's style as seen in three improvised solos on "The Moontrane." These solos are taken from early, middle, and late stages of Shaw's career. By studying scale choice, sequence and the sequential treatment of motifs, pentatonic approaches to harmonic sequence, and atypical rhythmic phrasing, this study is able to show (1) how these elements developed over the totality of Shaw's career, (2) provide a better understanding of Shaw's improvisational style, and (3) provide a basis for implementing these procedures in modern music.

The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker's improvisational style, both instrumental and vocal, during the early period of his career (1952-1959). Baker's early years were divided into six periods, based on major milestones: The Charlie Parker Groups (1952-1953), The Gerry Mulligan Quartet and Tentette (1952-1953), The Chet Baker Quartets (1953-1956), The European Groups (1955-1956), Quartets, Quintets, and Sextets (1956-1957), and The Riverside Recordings (1958-1959). Improvised lines and chord changes from fifteen solos were transcribed and analyzed by the researcher; melodies of standard songs were transcribed and compared with the original version. The number of solos selected from each period was based on the length of time Baker spent with each particular group and the number of albums recorded. The solos were analyzed in terms of rhythmic interpretation of melodies, intervals utilized, use of nonharmonic tones, use of jazz cliches, embellishment of the melodic line, use of melodic and rhythmic patterns, range, tone quality, articulation, vibrato, and vocal scat syllables. As a result of this analysis, the researcher was able to draw conclusions concerning Baker's improvisational style during the period of the study.<br>School of Music

La notion de "grand style" (genus graue) s'inscrit dans une longue tradition rhétorique gréco-latine ici esquissée. L'apport de Cicéron lui-même est important et gradué : si le "De Oratore" contient déjà de nombreux outils pour l'étude du numerus et des figures, l'Orator les précise en leur donnant une touche plus personnelle pour ce qui est des jugements de goût. Ce dernier traité indique en outre que trois discours : le "Pro Caecina", le "De Imperio Cn. Pompei", et le "Pro Rabirio perduellionis reo" sont des représentants respectifs des style simple, moyen et grand. L'idée de base est de contrôler cette assertion au moyen des figures et du numerus, en estimant - en conformité avec la thèse cicéronienne - que le grand style résultera d'une quantité maximale de figures, et du numerus le plus beau. Ce dernier est jugé à partir des clausules, à partir des considérations développées par Cicéron dans l'Orator. L'étude prend pour base des extraits des deux premiers discours, mettant déjà en évidence l'opposition, au sein d'une même oeuvre, de passages écrits en style plus ou moins "grand". La présence, dans l'un et l'autre, de développements importants ne ressortissant pas au genus graue indique, sans qu'il y ait donc nécessité d'une prise en compte de leur texte exhaustif, qu'ils n'appartiennent pas à ce niveau de style. En revanche, la totalité du développement (Réfutation) du "Pro Rabirio" est étudiée et fait appaître globalement un niveau de style au moins égal à celui des extraits jugés élégants des deux autres discours. Une clé quantitative est ainsi possible pour la classification stylistique de tout discours. Une brève application est menée sur la quatrième Philippique et sur un extrait de la seconde : elle nous convaincra de l'appartenance de ces discours au grand style, tout en montrant l'insuffisance de cette seule notion pour caratériser le Beau. Il appardiendraà un prochain travail de tenter de définir de nouveaux outils pour appréhender celui-ci.

O objetivo deste trabalho é investigar o processo de expansão do gênero choro no século XXI, identificando suas principais correntes estilísticas e suas diferentes formas de apresentação. Começamos indicando as características musicais do chamado choro tradicional, que se consolidaram no começo do século passado, para posteriormente examinar o choro contemporâneo com o intuito de perceber claramente as tendências da atualidade. Tendo em vista as mudanças que têm ocorrido em seus aspectos musicais, ou seja, suas particularidades melódicas, harmônicas, rítmicas e timbrísticas, nossa principal hipótese é a de que o procedimento da improvisação se constitui no principal fator de transformação do gênero. Por meio de análises musicais de performances contemporâneas refletiremos sobre as inovações de modo geral. Notamos que a comunicação entre as características que o consolidam e as que o transformam é vital para o gênero, fazendo com que o dinamismo proposto pelas individualidades seja revelado na variedade de estilos observados no choro contemporâneo. Acreditamos que os resultados alcançados nesse trabalho trarão uma importante contribuição para a pesquisa na área de práticas interpretativas e para o estudo do choro como um importante gênero musical brasileiro.<br>The aim of this study is to investigate the process of expansion of the choro in the 21st century, identifying its main stylistic currents and its different forms of presentation. Initially we evaluate the musical characteristics of the so-called traditional choro (consolidated at the beginning of the last century) and later we examine the contemporary choro in order to understand its present tendencies. We emphasize the changes on their musical aspects - melodic, harmonic and rhythmic - and we think that the procedure of improvisation has been the main factor of transformation of the genre. The musical analysis of contemporary performances will show the innovations of the choro. We notice that the communication between the consolidated features and their transformation is vital to the genre, revealing the dynamism and variety of styles of contemporary choro. We believe that this research will bring an important contribution to the area of interpretative practices and to the study of the choro as an important Brazilian musical genre.

Notre thèse propose de réexaminer la question du style dans les improvisations de John Coltrane. De nombreux travaux mettent en lumière des changements stylistiques abrupts et certaines étrangetés, mais l’œuvre coltranienne est globalement considérée comme le résultat d’un seul style en constante évolution. N’y aurait-il pas, au contraire, plusieurs styles dans l’œuvre de John Coltrane ? Si le style est ce qui permet de « marquer la différence », comment interpréter cette labilité stylistique ? Dans le premier chapitre, nous nous interrogeons sur le style et l’analyse stylistique dans le jazz. Dans le deuxième chapitre, nous dressons un panorama des travaux analysant le style de John Coltrane, et de ceux nous permettant, par une mise-en-série, de réaliser une analyse stylistique. Dans le troisième chapitre, nous nous attachons à explorer la période précoce méconnue de l’œuvre coltranienne et à prouver qu’on y trouve également des mouvements stylistiques importants. Dans le quatrième chapitre, nous effectuons une synthèse de nos travaux et de ceux existant. Nous démontrons l’existence de plusieurs styles et discutons des antagonismes et des étrangetés stylistiques relevés. Pour finir nous formulons l’hypothèse d’un lien entre les phénomènes stylistiques observés et le vécu « d’enfant de remplacement » de John Coltrane. Nous faisons appel à la psychologie d’orientation analytique pour discuter ce dernier point<br>Our Ph.D. ambitions to re-examine the question of style in John Coltrane’s improvisations. Numerous works on the subject put forth abrupt stylistic changes as well as some oddities, but Coltrane’s works are globally considered as the result of a single style, that would have evolved through time. Why not consider a collection of different styles, that, as a whole, would build up his art? If his style is what asserts an artist’s singularity, how could this lability be taken into account? In the first chapter, we question the notion of style and the very notion of stylistic analysis. In the second chapter, we present an overview of the various works analysing the style of John Coltrane and of those which have enabled us to propose a stylistic analysis through comparisons. In the third chapter, we cast a light on the – often neglected – early years of Coltrane’s career and demonstrate that even at that time, important stylistic changes can be traced. In the fourth chapter, we propose a synthesis of our study and the other existing works. We demonstrate the existence of a set of styles and discuss the antagonisms and oddities which were previously underlined. To finish, we suggest the possibility of a link between the stylistic phenomena we studied and the status of Coltrane as a “replacement child”. We carry out this discussion in a psychoanalytic perspective

L'objet de ce travail est de décrire les débats relatifs au cicéronisme dans la seconde moitié du XVIe siècle et le premier quart du XVIIe siècle : il s'agit de savoir si l'éloquence cicéronienne, découverte majeure de la renaissance, est pleinement adaptée aux exigences gnoséologiques, éthiques et esthétiques de la persuasion moderne. Ce problème (que nous analysons dans les traités érudits de l'époque, le plus souvent rédigés en latin) peut se résumer comme l'opposition entre une éloquence sophistique ou asianiste et une éloquence de l'inspiration ou du cœur, elle-même représentée par l'opposition de Cicéron et de Sénèque, et ramenée à l'opposition stylistique de l'ampleur (copia) et de la concision (breuitas). Ce débat, où revient sans cesse l'appel érasmien à une éloquence de vérité, anime tous les compartiments de la "littérature", alors généralement entendue comme l'alliance de la sagesse avec la parole persuasive, mais il trouve sa forme privilégiée dans la rhétorique sacrée, un des lieux d'enquête les plus féconds et les plus représentatifs de la culture renaissante. L'histoire de la rhétorique, dans cette période, admet trois phases, étroitement unies : a) l'essence profondément isocratique du mouvement est d'abord reformée par les cicéroniens eux-mêmes, en particulier Paul Manuce, qui subordonnent le principe de concinnitas à l'exigence de densité et de concentration que propose le traité du sublime du Pseudo-Longin ; b) l'idéal cicéronien d'ampleur suave est refusé par les sénéquiens, dont le maître à penser est Juste Lipse : l'ingenium de l'écrivain trouve son reflet adéquat et préserve sa chaleur inventive dans la tension laconique ; c) le cicéronisme, dans l'œuvre des rhéteurs jésuites, cherche à concilier dans la concinnitas les deux tendances de la suavité et de l'intensité<br>The purpose of this study is to describe the debates concerning ciceronianism in the second half of the sixteenth century and the first quarter of the seventeenth century : is ciceronian eloquence entirely adapted to gnoseologic, ethic and esthetic requirements of the modern persuasion ? This problem (analyzed in the scholarly treatises of the period, generally written in Latin) may be summed up as the opposition between a sophistic or asianist eloquence and an inspired one, actualized by the opposition of Cicero and Seneca, and stylistically expressed by the antithesis of copia and brevitas. This debate, imbued with the erasmian appeal to a truthful eloquence, pervades all the compartments of "literature", understood at that time as the alliance of wisdom with convincing speech, but it finds a privileged utterance in the pulpit oratory one of the most fertile and representative fields of investigation in this period. The history of rhetoric from 1555 to 1620, admits of three phases, strictly united : a) the isocratic nature of the movement is first reformed by the ciceronians themselves, particularly Paulus Manutius, who subordinate the principle of concinnitas to the requirement of density and concentration formulated in the Pseudo-Longinus treatise on the sublime ; b) the ciceronian ideal of suave breadth is refused by the followers of Seneca, and their leader Justus Lipsius, who propose an ideal of intensity and laconism ; c) the Jesuit rhetors try to conciliate in the principle of concinnitas the two tendencies to suavity and intensity

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T18:23:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Renata Almeida de Souza Aranha e Silva.pdf: 5456330 bytes, checksum: 541c911831a7244b88ac53a77a980edf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-08-31<br>Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior<br>The focus of this paper is to present an analysis of the speech given by a Master-of-Ceremonies, an activity carried out by professionals from various backgrounds, whose purpose is to conduct public, social or institutional events. Results of the analysis of selected data will be presented from two main points. On one side, the performance of the master-of-ceremonies in two Rector Investiture Ceremonies, that occured in two colleges located in São Paulo. These performances were captured through video-tapes of the ceremonies and also through scripts specially prepared for both occasions. On the other side - also a pivotal part in the analysis of the activity of the master-of-ceremonies - the rules that guide the performance of this professional, collected in specific manuals, and the laws that regulate the ceremonial in Brazil. Based on the concepts of concrete statement, verbal interaction and discursive genre, from the theory of M. Bakhtin and his circle, the data used for the analysis focuses on verbal communication associated to an extra verbal situation at the events, considering each ceremony to be a concrete statement. The event of PUC São Paulo's rector, in 2004, was conducted by a professor who's been with the College for 30 years and has established a relationship with the institution that enabled the confrontation of the individual style and the generic, without breaking up with the genre. Even without rules set down for his performance, a detailed script, PUC's master-of-ceremonies was directed by a professor that was positioned at a strategical place in the audience. At USP's event, a master-of-ceremonies was hired to conduct the event and didn't have the same room to create his lines, although the rigid script didn't annul the individual stylistic composition. In both situations we verify that the elements that distinguish the speech of the master-of-ceremonies constitute a discursive genre, and that the unpredictable is one of the elements that integrate this genre<br>O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar uma análise do discurso do mestre-de-cerimônias, atividade exercida por profissionais de formações diversas, cuja finalidade é a condução de solenidades públicas, sociais e institucionais. Serão apresentados resultados da análise de um corpus selecionado a partir de dois eixos. De um lado, a atuação do mestre-de-cerimônias em duas solenidades de posse de reitor, ocorridas em duas universidades situadas na cidade de São Paulo. Essa atuação foi recuperada por meio dos vídeos das cerimônias e também dos roteiros e dos scripts especialmente preparados para essas duas situações. De outro, também como parte fundamental para a análise da atividade do mestre-de-cerimônias, as normas que regem a atuação desse profissional, encontradas em manuais específicos, e as leis que regulamentam o cerimonial no Brasil. A partir dos conceitos de enunciado concreto, interação verbal e gênero discursivo, da teoria de M. Bakhtin e seu círculo, o corpus usado para análise focaliza a comunicação verbal associada à situação extraverbal nas solenidades, considerando cada cerimônia um enunciado concreto. A solenidade da reitora da PUC São Paulo, em 2004, foi realizada por um professor que está há 30 anos na Universidade e estabeleceu uma relação com a instituição que possibilitou o confronto do estilo individual e do genérico, sem romper com o gênero. Mesmo sem um prescrito fixo para sua atuação, um script minucioso, o mestre-de-cerimônias da PUC foi guiado por uma professora que estava posicionada em local estratégico no auditório. Na cerimônia da USP, um mestre-de-cerimônias foi contratado para conduzir a solenidade e não teve o mesmo espaço para criar as suas falas, porém, o script rígido não impossibilitou a composição estilística individual. Nas duas situações, constata-se que os elementos que caracterizam a fala do mestre-de-cerimônias constituem um gênero discursivo e que o imprevisto é um dos elementos que integra esse gênero

The aim of this dissertation is to explore improvising on the double bass through an investigation of the improvised solos of prominent jazz saxophonists. This involves a melodically focused analysis of solos of Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Oliver Nelson and Eric Dolphy. My melodic analysis is in aid of furthering my melodic concept on the double bass and consists largely of analysis in three areas: intervallic content, phrasing and melodic devices. It is through this process that I hope to develop techniques for the double bass and further my own concept for improvising. The disparity between saxophone and the double bass means that there is much to be gained from transferring ideas from each instrument. There are differences in dexterity, phrasing abilities and acoustics that have allowed the saxophone to develop an improvising style entirely different to that of many double bassists. While saxophonists I enjoy, solo in an exciting and complex way, my soloing on the double bass is generally slower, less melodic and lacking in intensity and concept. I believe that this study can give great insights into my playing as well as creating a model which may be used by others to develop their own improvising on the double bass.

Despite a widely held view that serialism is incompatible with jazz improvisation, there are many instances of jazz musicians successfully engaging with this concept. This conflict seems likely to have arisen from differing interpretations of ‘serialism’; however, the question of how a jazz improviser’s approach to serialism might, or perhaps should, differ from a classical composer’s, has been left unasked. In addition, most attempts at the use of serialism within improvisation remain undocumented by the musicians concerned. The chord stranding techniques of Lutoslawski are less well known and less controversial than serialism. Connections between Lutoslawski’s twelve-note chords and traditional twelve-note rows are obvious, as are connections between the concept of harmonic ‘strands’ and the jazz harmonic device of superimposition. The possibilities for use of Lutoslawski’s ideas within a jazz context are interesting and worthy of consideration. This research project involves the composition and performance of jazz pieces applying serialism and chord stranding, as well as the exploration of precedents for these ideas within the jazz tradition. The four CD recordings within this thesis present the initial development of these concepts (CDs 1 and 2); an exploration of serialism in the music of John Coltrane (CD 3); and an album of original material demonstrating the integrated application of these concepts (CD 4). The exegesis describes the broader context of this project and examines the relevant music theory concepts. It uses analysis of transcriptions to show the specific application of techniques. The key outcomes from this research are (i) the development and (ii) the demonstration of techniques for pitch organisation based on serialism and chord stranding that are appropriate for jazz improvisation. The recordings and exegesis show the successful integration of these techniques with existing melodic and harmonic ideas familiar to jazz musicians. It is argued that the approach to jazz improvisation explored within this research represents a novel and radical reinterpretation of the traditional concept of serialism and that this approach is helpful when considering the effective use of serialism in a jazz context. From a broader perspective, this research offers a case study of an improviser grappling with the challenges of synthesis and stylistic integrity and, as such, it has the potential to inform contemporary debates concerning tradition and innovation within jazz.<br>v. 1 Exegesis -- v. 2 CD Recordings: CD1. Serialism concept development ; CD2. Chord stranding concept development ; CD3. Chris Martin Trio play A love supreme ; CD4. Triptych, 1+1=1<br>http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1341787<br>Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, Elder Conservatorium of Music, 2008

Much of guitarist Wes Montgomery’s study of jazz improvisation came from imitating Charlie Christian’s guitar solos. The purpose of this study is to identify and examine significant improvisational traits that Wes Montgomery developed as a direct result of his imitation and assimilation of Charlie Christian. The dissertation investigates the musical traditions in Christian’s playing that were absorbed into Montgomery’s playing and how Montgomery was able to use these traits to foster new musical traditions. The solo transcriptions are limited to Montgomery’s early recordings between 1957 and ending with his 1960 album The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery. The study also examines the relationship imitation has with creativity in jazz and how originality is influenced by the past. The dissertation examines the two guitarists’ use of five harmonic and melodic devices over dominant harmonies: scales, arpeggios, use of chromatic pitches, formulas and enclosures, and harmonic substitutions. The study focuses on how Montgomery’s melodic and harmonic treatment of dominant harmonies has been influenced by his imitation and assimilation of Christian’s improvisations. The study examines how Montgomery differentiated himself in his improvisations from Christian’s. A strong emphasis is given to the significance of these differences and how these differences are connected to Montgomery’s originality and innovation. This dissertation confirms that Montgomery’s innovation was strongly linked to his imitation of Charlie Christian. It also suggests that devotion to the imitation of past artists is needed in developing an original voice in jazz.<br>Biographical history and musical development of Charlie Christian -- Biographical history and musical development of Wes Montgomery -- Stylistic traits of Charlie Christian over dominant-seventh harmonies -- Stylistic traits of Wes Montgomery influenced by Charlie Christian -- Conclusion.<br>School of Music

碩士<br>華梵大學<br>建築學系碩士班<br>100<br>Park space in Taiwan was originated from Japanese ruling period when “Civilized” thinking was learned and transferred from Europe during Meiji Restoration; under that metropolitan and modern thinking, parks as a form were integrated into the society in Taiwan and presented in rich style of transformation. During that process, architecture, street landscape, and parks copied western and modern styles and formed so call modernity and ignored, at the same time, locality. Until the period dominated by the local architecture in Taiwan, the issue of locality became the central architectural concept. It is until recent period of globalization, the discussion on local style and presentation of crafts and techniques has been the mainstream that centers and introduces the spatial building of parks. The author personally participated in Antique plaque engraving work(tablet, interpretation boards, Instructions marked) as well as stone and bamboo crafts and have been inspired by the presentation of regional styles and techniques in modern architectural system, especially in parks that the author finds it necessary to conduct in-depth investigation. The discussion of presentation method of local style is addressed from spatial building of “Palace of Flora Teas,” techniques about stone stacking and bamboo engraving. The subject of this study is “Palace of Flora Teas,” a Fujian style garden in “2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition ”a participatory study is conducted on the presentation method and operating techniques for the realization of locality and local crafts. It is expected that with this study, park building is recorded and the future techniques to address the symbol of locality with local crafts.