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Part IV: Phenomenological Explorations of Music
7 Comments Published by Cynthia R. Nielsen April 16th, 2008 in Aesthetics, Bruce Ellis Benson, Jeremy Begbie, MusicContrary to the common negative characterization (see part III), improvisation as expressed in jazz involves a high degree of prepared and calculated musical ideas. All too frequently we hear the rather pejorative comment that in jazz it matters not what note one plays given the dissonance prevalent in jazz and its penchant for non-resolution. Though [...]


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