The field of musical improvisation / / Marcel Cobussen

• Autore: Cobussen Marcel
• Pubblicazione: Leiden University Press, 2017; [Leiden] : , : Leiden University Press, , 2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (116 pages)
• Soggetto topico: Theory of music & musicology
• Soggetto non controllato: complexity theories; new materialism; music philosophy; music ecology
• Sommario/riassunto: The central aim of this book is to present a new approach to “the field of musical improvisation” (FMI), a theory which understands improvisation as a nonlinear dynamic and complex system. The study provocatively argues that during an improvisation more actants are “at work” than musicians alone: space, acoustics, instruments, audience, technicians, musical and socio-cultural backgrounds, technology, and the like all play a significant role. However, not all of these actants determine every improvisation to the same extent; some are more prominent and active than others in certain situations (periods, styles, cultures, as well as more singular circumstances). Therefore, the FMI theory will prove to be more than a theory dealing with improvisation “in general”. Rather, FMI emphasizes singularity: each improvisation thus yields a different network of actants and interactions, a unique configuration or assembly.
• Titolo autorizzato: The field of musical improvisation
• ISBN: 94-006-0301-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910220559003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II