Open AccessIntertextual Observations of Jimmy Boyle’s Handwritten Manuscripts
Author(s) -
Cheong Jan Chan,
Chiou Yueh Kwan,
Sze May Lee,
James P. S. Boyle
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
malaysian journal of music
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2600-9331
DOI - 10.37134/mjm.vol9.10.2020
Subject(s) - intertextuality , creativity , composition (language) , construct (python library) , literature , set (abstract data type) , art , history , computer science , visual arts , psychology , programming language , social psychology
Our study on Jimmy Boyle (1922-1971) has been one that attempts to unfold the many facets of his creativity against the single-dimensional image of a patriotic songwriter. His sentiments as songwriters of many kind, a jazzman, and a cultural enthusiast have been proven through his different branches of work that are at times seem contrasting with each other in compositional styles. As a result of a long term archiving project, this paper reveals the entire set of handwritten artefact left after his death in 1971 and was recovered in Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2014, namely some 177 items of Boyle’s handwritten manuscript, that contains unpublished, published compositions as well as hand copy of others’ compositions. Main methods employed were that of the construct of taxonomy, and some cross-examination of the items covered within the catalogue mooted by the concept of intertextuality. Through narrating the interlinks between multiple manuscripts surrounding ‘Mutiara Ku’, ‘Pulau Pinang’ and ‘Medhini’, the process of composition was brought to life in displaying the all rounded capacity of Boyle.