In the course of performance : studies in the world of musical improvisation

Author(s)

• Nettl, Bruno
• Russell, Melinda

Bibliographic Information

In the course of performance : studies in the world of musical improvisation

edited by Bruno Nettl with Melinda Russell

（Chicago studies in ethnomusicology）

University of Chicago Press, 1998

• :cloth : alk.paper
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

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Details

• NCID: BA40072791
• ISBN:
  • 0226574105
  • 0226574113
• LCCN: 98003640
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Chicago
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 413 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : ML430.7
  • DC21 : 781.3/6
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Improvisation (Music)
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA10993090