Open AccessCreating Space Where Music can Happen
Author(s) -
Mark Holub
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
music.ology.eca
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2752-7069
DOI - 10.2218/music.2021.6483
Subject(s) - improvisation , musical , perspective (graphical) , space (punctuation) , reflection (computer programming) , composition (language) , musical composition , computer science , basis (linear algebra) , mood , visual arts , psychology , sociology , art , artificial intelligence , literature , mathematics , social psychology , programming language , operating system , geometry
This article examines the role of pre-composed musical material as the basis of a band’s output, from the perspective of composer-bandleaders who direct ensembles of improvising musicians. The article proposes five distinct methods by which composer-bandleaders can navigate the ‘space’ of their band’s output and musical direction. The categories are described originally as follows: Setting a Mood, Call to Arms, Bookend, Elements in Free, Composition as Destination. These proposed methods -— or approaches -— are discovered through the analysis of existing recorded materials and reflection on practice.