Henry Martin

Charlie Parker and Thematic Improvisation (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Earlier studies of Charlie Parker argue that his style is based on an extensive network of melodic formulas that are combined to create solos. Because the same formulas appear throughout his improvisations regardless of the theme, these studies concluded that the solos do not usually relate to the original melodies. In Charlie Parker and Thematic Improvisation, Henry Martin provides a much-needed reassessment by showing that Parker's solos are often related to the original themes in unexpected and sometimes ingenious ways. The conclusion synthesizes features of Parker's style and discusses his contribution in the context of Western music history. This groundbreaking technical study will be of interest to musicologists and serious students of jazz.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1996
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461657385
• Artikelnr.: 38096356

Autorenporträt

Henry Martin is a faculty member of the Jazz and Contemporary Music Program at the New School for Social Research. With a Ph.D. from Princeton University and degrees from the University of Michigan and Oberlin Conservatory, he has pursued a dual career as a composer-pianist and as a music theorist specializing in jazz and the Western tonal tradition. Mr. Martin has published numerous articles on jazz and music theory in such journals as The Annual Review of Jazz Studies, Perspectives of New Music, and In Theory Only. He is an Associate Editor of The Annual Review of Jazz Studies.