In the Course of Performance: Studies in the World of Musical Improvisation (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)

by Bruno Nettl (Author), Melinda Russell (Author)

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  1999

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  Illustrating the practices and processes of musical improvisation, this text includes contributions by 17 scholars and improvisers. It offers a history of research and an overview of the different approaches to the topic that can be used, ranging from cognitive study to detailed musical analysis.