Open AccessSpontaneous creativity: An overview of theories crucial to musical idea generation
Author(s) -
Natalia Copeland
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
roczniki psychologiczne
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.158
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2451-4306
pISSN - 1507-7888
DOI - 10.18290/rpsych.2019.22.4-2
Subject(s) - creativity , cognitive science , musical , unconscious mind , cognition , process (computing) , psychology , musical composition , cognitive psychology , epistemology , computer science , art , visual arts , social psychology , philosophy , neuroscience , psychoanalysis , operating system
The aim of this article is to present selected concepts related to idea generation in musical com-position. Different approaches towards creativity are discussed in order to delineate how they describe spontaneous creativity. The typological view of composers and theories of the creative process are discussed. Further advances in studies of creative cognition are scrutinized: research on unconscious and conscious processes in creation, followed by the development of the concept of innovative Involuntary Musical Imagery (InMI) in composers. Current research on internal auditory phenomena suggests that composers’ InMI can be potentially innovative and serve composers as a source of ready ideas to be used in their compositions. The current overview is informed by cognitive sciences and creative process studies, especially compositional studies.