An investigation of the impact of ensemble interrelationship on performances of improvised music through practice research
PhD Thesis
Brand, S. 2019. An investigation of the impact of ensemble interrelationship on performances of improvised music through practice research. PhD Thesis Canterbury Christ Church University School of Creative Arts and Industries
Authors | Brand, S. |
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Type | PhD Thesis |
Qualification name | PhD |
Abstract | In this thesis I present my investigation into the ways in which the creative and social relationships I have developed with long-term collaborators alter or affect the musical decisions I make in my performances of Improvised Music. The aim of the investigation has been to deepen the understanding of my musical and relational processes as a trombonist through the examination of my artistic practice, which is formed by experiences in range of genres such as Jazz and contemporary music, with a current specialty in Improvised Music performance. By creating an interpretative framework from the theoretical and analytical processes used in Chapter one is concerned with recent debates in Improvised Music and music therapy. Particular reference is made to literature that considers interplay between performers. Chapter two focuses on my individual artistic practice and examines the influence of five trombone players from Jazz and Improvised Music performance on my praxis. A recording of one of my The second part of the thesis is concerned with the development and application of concepts and their outcomes. In chapter three, I present frameworks drawn from concepts in music therapy practice. Musical material from my work with long standing collaborators Steve Beresford, John Edwards and Mark Sanders form the basis of three case studies presented in chapter four. Recordings of trio and quartet pieces accompany case study one and two. A recording of a duo with myself and Mark Sanders accompanies case three. In the conclusion, My quartet record All Will Be Said, All To Do Again, which was recorded in the period of this research, forms part three of the study and is the basis for two of three pieces in the aforementioned case studies in chapter four. Part three also includes a live performance of the quartet featuring myself and the musicians featured in thesis which has been documented and included. I further considered how to share my analytical framework in the form of a software |
Keywords | Music ; Improvisation; Musical ensembles; Musicians; Relationships; Jazz ; Jazz quartets |
Year | 2019 |
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Deposited | 08 Apr 2020 |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/8v123/an-investigation-of-the-impact-of-ensemble-interrelationship-on-performances-of-improvised-music-through-practice-research
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