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2. 1. Free Ensemble Improvisation

   Author : Harald Stenström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; aleatorics; artistic research; attractor state; central tone; chaotic systems; collective understanding; comprovisation; conceptual model; directed motion; ensemble size; feedback and feedforward; free ensemble improvisation; gesture; importance of rhythm; indeterminacy; interactional skill; listening skill; musical evaluation; musical interaction; musical maturity; musical chemistry; musical interpretation; musical composition; non-idiomatic improvisation; rhythmic flow; sound properties; stylistic influences;

   Abstract : The aim of this doctoral project has been to study so-called non-idiomatic improvisation in ensembles consisting of two or three musicians who play together without any restrictions regarding style or genre and without having predetermined what is to be played or how they should play. The background to this thesis has been the author’s own free improvising, which he has pursued since 1974, and the questions that have arisen whilst music-making. READ MORE

4. 2. Storytelling in Jazz Improvisation : Implications of a Rich Intermedial Metaphor

   Author : Sven Bjerstedt; Teaterhögskolan i Malmö; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; jazz improvisation; storytelling; narrativity in music; intermedial metaphor; improvisation;

   Abstract : The phenomenon of intermedial conceptual loans is central to our understanding of the time-based arts. This thesis focuses on the usage of the term storytelling with regard to jazz improvisation. The aim of the investigation is to clarify how this concept is used by Swedish jazz practitioners. READ MORE

5. 3. Singing in Action : An inquiry into the creative working processes and practices of classical and contemporary vocal improvisation

   Author : Sara Wilén; Lärare (Musikhögskolan); []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Singing; Improvisation; Opera improvisation; Performativity; Interperformativity; Vocal action; Performance; Inetraction;

   Abstract : This dissertation explores performative perspectives on classical and contemporary vocal improvisation (CCVI) as a critical, creative tool for development of and research in vocal performance. It consists of one introductory part and five articles, with additional documentation on a homepage. READ MORE

6. 4. Improvisation and Pedagogy through Heinrich Scheidemann's Magnificat Settings

   Author : Karin Nelson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Alternatim; Amsterdam; composition; Hamburg; improvisation; Luther; Magnificat; notation; Paumann; pedagogy; Scheidemann; St Catharinen; Sweelinck; Weckmann;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT Doctoral dissertation in musicology, artistic-creative programme, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 2010, 302 pages Author: Karin Nelson Title: Improvisation and Pedagogy through Heinrich Scheidemann’s Magnificat Settings. Language: English Department: Department of Cultural Scienses Series: Skrifter från musikvetenskap, Göteborgs universitet, Nº 96 ISBN 978-91-85974-12-2. READ MORE

7. 5. Imagination, form, movement and sound. Studies in musical improvisation

   Author : Svein Erik Tandberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Aesthetic; artistic research; chronology versus phenomenology; cognitive models; cross-modality; imitation; improvisation; motor programmes; organ; organ textbooks; procedural knowledge; Protestant practices; Roman Catholic practices; schemas; style; Johann Sebastian Bach; Anton Bruckner; Marcel Dupre; Rolande Falcinelli; Cesar Franck; Johann Georg Herzog; Hermann Keller; Olivier Latry; Conrad Paumann; Max Reger; Heinz Wunderlich; Ruth Zechlin;

   Abstract : How does one improvise? How can one learn the art of improvisation? By consid - ering these two questions this thesis aspires to make a contribution towards a greater understanding of what the production of improvised music actually involves. The organ has long traditions as an instrument on which music is improvised, and this study aims to focus primarily on organ improvisation. READ MORE