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2012
148 pages
Doctoral Dissertation
Academic theses
Text
eng
Howard, Devon
Marshall, Kimberly
Ryan, Russell
Kocour, Michael
Norton, Kay
Rockmaker, Jody
Arizona State University
D.M.A. Music 2012
The craft of improvisation at the organ has survived a long period of dormancy and is experiencing a strong resurgence in the twenty-first century. This project seeks to establish a precedence for the value of notated music as a resource in learning improvisation, and then, through music analysis, provide examples of how that process can develop. The result of the ideas presented here is a pathway whereby any disciplined organist can learn to imitate composed music, assimilate the musical ideas, and innovate through the act of spontaneous improvisation.
Music
Improvisation
Organs
Performance
Organ Improvisation in Context: Historical and Practical Influences on the Craft of Improvisation at the Organ