Perspectives on musical creation: thoughts on the relationship between improvisation and written composition: a reflection on the creative process of five original compositions

Gapp, Samuel

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Perspectives on musical creation: thoughts on the relationship between improvisation and written composition: a reflection on the creative process of five original compositions

2023-11-29Master thesis

authorProfile.affiliation	203444191
dc.contributor.advisor	Tinoco, Luís
dc.contributor.advisor	McNair, Nicholas
dc.contributor.author	Gapp, Samuel
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-12T16:06:34Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-12T16:06:34Z
dc.date.issued	2023-11-29
dc.description	Master’s degree in music report presented to the Escola Superior de Musica de Lisboa, do Instituto Politecnico de Lisboa, in fulfilment of the requirements for obtaining the Master's degree in Music, according to Decreto-Lei n°107/2008 de 25 de Junho.	pt_PT
dc.description.abstract	Este projeto centra-se na área intermedia entre a improvisação e a composição escrita e explora a sua relação em abordagens específicas na criação musical. O propósito do estudo e compreender como os processos criativos de cinco composições originais se relacionam tanto com a improvisação como com a composição escrita, e como a construção das obras foi abordada neste contexto. As composições incluem quatro peças exclusivamente musicais e uma performance interativa, e foram divididas em três categorias: obras improvisadas, obras parcialmente improvisadas/parcialmente escritas e obras escritas. Para a investigação exploratória, foi realizada uma ampla pesquisa sobre o processo criativo na musica a fim de depois refletir analiticamente sobre a elaboração das respetivas peças. Atraves das conclusões finais do estudo, o objetivo final do projeto foi alargar e aprofundar a minha perspetiva sobre a criação musical e assim crescer como compositor e musico improvisador. Os resultados do estudo mostraram que as obras improvisadas perseguiam um objetivo estetico diferente das composições escritas, embora as abordagens específicas à criação musical das cinco peças estivessem interligadas e entrelaçadas. Alem disso, tornou-se claro que o meu trabalho define-se mais pela minha prática em si do que pela forma que assume durante o processo. Neste sentido, as respetivas peças podem ser consideradas como um só corpo de trabalho, uma vez que todas elas se baseiam nas características e valores da improvisação.	pt_PT
dc.description.abstract	Abstract - This project focuses on the intermediate area between improvisation and written composition and explores their relationship in specific approaches to musical creation. The aim of the study is to understand how the creative process of five original compositions relate to both improvisation and written composition, and how the construction of the works was approached in this context. The compositions include four purely musical pieces and an interactive performance and were divided into three categories: improvised works, partly improvised/partly through-composed works and through-composed works. For the exploratory research, a broad investigation into the creative process in music was carried out in order later to reflect analytically on the elaboration of the respective pieces. The ultimate objective of the project, through the final conclusions of the study, was to broaden and deepen my perspective on musical creation and thereby grow as a composer and improvising musician. The results of the study showed that the improvised works pursued a different aesthetic goal than the written compositions, although the specific approaches to musical creation of all five works were interconnected and interwoven. Furthermore, it became clear that my work is is rather defined by my way of doing than by the form it takes. In this sense, the respective pieces can be regarded as a single body of work, as they are all based on the characteristics and values of improvisation.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/16874
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa - Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Processo criativo	pt_PT
dc.subject	Improvisação	pt_PT
dc.subject	Composição escrita	pt_PT
dc.subject	Abordagens à criação musical	pt_PT
dc.subject	Creative process	pt_PT
dc.subject	Improvisation	pt_PT
dc.subject	Written composition	pt_PT
dc.subject	Approaches to musical creation	pt_PT
dc.title	Perspectives on musical creation: thoughts on the relationship between improvisation and written composition: a reflection on the creative process of five original compositions	pt_PT
dc.type	master thesis
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oaire.citation.conferencePlace	Lisboa	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Perspectives on musical creation: thoughts on the relationship between improvisation and written composition: a reflection on the creative process of five original compositions	pt_PT
rcaap.rights	openAccess	pt_PT
rcaap.type	masterThesis	pt_PT