![]() ![]() (1980) The Jazz Style of John Coltrane: A Musical and Historical Perspective. The different types of Coltrane’s works, their specific characteristics and the applied compositional techniques will be demonstrated by discussing selected representative examples.Ĭhrista Bruckner-Haring, University of Music and Performing Arts of Grazīaker, David N. Modal pieces: modal playing based on a few chords (or scales) without a V7–I functional relationship as main characteristic. Pieces with functional harmony: functional relationship of chords with the main characteristic of a V7–I progression. Blues pieces: pieces in common blues forms with the main characteristic of the subdominant in bar five. ![]() Regarding the main objective of this paper, the results of the overall musical analysis lead to the following categorisation: A. The principal aim of this paper is to explore Coltrane’s basic compositional techniques. These pieces have thoroughly been analysed regarding structure and form, harmony, rhythm and melody. In this paper, an overview of Coltrane’s compositional works will be presented in the form of a comprehensive analysis of the composed themes of 55 selected recordings. ![]() John Coltrane is mainly known as a jazz musician and excellent improviser, but he is also generally recognised as one of the great jazz composers. University of Music and Performing Arts of GrazĬoltrane, composer, composition, work Abstract ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |