The expression “historical perspective ” in the title has a twofold meaning. First, we will try to review critically the extant literature on the topic of generative creativity in music. The starting point for this is Sloboda’s chapter on improvisation and composition in The Musical Mind, where he gave a relatively complete account of the research situation back then (Sloboda, 1985, pp. 102-150). We will use his four suggested sources of data in our analysis, namely information by composers about the compositional process, sketches, experimental data, and observations of improvised conduct. Second, we will illustrate the benefits that music psychologists would have from considering more historical data on composition and improvisation than ...
Composers have been an integral part of university music departments and the wider academic communit...
This practice-based inquiry investigates the process of composing notated scores using improvised so...
In this paper I suggest that we look to improvisation in the arts in or- der to understand and expla...
© 2010 Jennifer Nancy Helena MillsCreativity is an intangible yet very much real element of the huma...
Virginia HouserFor centuries, improvisation played an important role in Western music cultures. It w...
This project deals with one of the key issues of European music in modern and contemporary eras: the...
This chapter begins by considering cultural-historical perceptions of the composer, the activity of ...
The history of music making unequivocally demonstrates that improvisation, in the sense of making mu...
After a short introduction the concept of improvisation is defined and the thesis traces its develop...
How does one improvise? How can one learn the art of improvisation? By considering these two questio...
This project deals with one of the key issues of European music in modern and contemporary eras: the...
This paper analyzes the cognitive processes involved in musical composition. The cognitive research ...
In a qualitative study, we explored the range of reflections and experiences involved in the composi...
Experimental Encounters in Music and Beyond opens a necessary dialogue on experimental practices in ...
As of late there has been much interest in the creative process of musical composition. Most studies...
Composers have been an integral part of university music departments and the wider academic communit...
This practice-based inquiry investigates the process of composing notated scores using improvised so...
In this paper I suggest that we look to improvisation in the arts in or- der to understand and expla...
© 2010 Jennifer Nancy Helena MillsCreativity is an intangible yet very much real element of the huma...
Virginia HouserFor centuries, improvisation played an important role in Western music cultures. It w...
This project deals with one of the key issues of European music in modern and contemporary eras: the...
This chapter begins by considering cultural-historical perceptions of the composer, the activity of ...
The history of music making unequivocally demonstrates that improvisation, in the sense of making mu...
After a short introduction the concept of improvisation is defined and the thesis traces its develop...
How does one improvise? How can one learn the art of improvisation? By considering these two questio...
This project deals with one of the key issues of European music in modern and contemporary eras: the...
This paper analyzes the cognitive processes involved in musical composition. The cognitive research ...
In a qualitative study, we explored the range of reflections and experiences involved in the composi...
Experimental Encounters in Music and Beyond opens a necessary dialogue on experimental practices in ...
As of late there has been much interest in the creative process of musical composition. Most studies...
Composers have been an integral part of university music departments and the wider academic communit...
This practice-based inquiry investigates the process of composing notated scores using improvised so...
In this paper I suggest that we look to improvisation in the arts in or- der to understand and expla...