Extemporized or Memorized? Methods of Improvisation Across North American, Indian, and African Musical Traditions

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This work intends to explore the shared qualities and roles of improvisation in six different musical traditions throughout North America, Southeast Asia, and West Africa. Methods of literature review, transcription, and quotation analysis are used to construct an operating state of improvisation within each tradition. The application of improvisation was unique enough in each tradition that general claims could not be made, however connections were found between sub-elements of improvisations which may be made more robust upon analysis of a greater number of traditions. The contribution of new transcriptions and concentration of information regarding improvisation may assist musicologists in further pursuits of comparative analysis.

    Item Description
    Name(s)
    Thesis advisor: Charry, Eric
    Date
    April 15, 2019
    Extent
    82 pages
    Language
    eng
    Genre
    Physical Form
    electronic
    Discipline
    Rights and Use
    In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
    Digital Collection
    PID
    ir:27