Дисертації з теми "Musical composition; jazz"

Encumbered Existence is a three-movement programmatic work for jazz orchestra that uses specific events in African-American history to capture the struggle of African- Americans and emotions provoked by these events. The first movement, ?The State of the World,? and last movement, ?Between the World and Me,? capture painful events such as the shooting of Trayvon Martin. ?Between the World and Me? uses the dates of Martin?s birth and death as set classes to guide the piece. The second movement, ?The Dream,? portrays a hopeful attitude and is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the ?I Have a Dream? speech. Encumbered Existence is 314 measure long. Prior to the score, an analysis of the piece provides an outline of the overall structure of the work as well as illustrations of the musical quotations used throughout the piece. The compositional decisions made during the creative process are explained by highlighting individual musical moments in the piece and then examining their correlation to the work. All inspirational material is also discussed.

This paper is divided into two broad sections. The first section traces the life and career of John Graas through an examination of the contents of the John Graas Memorabilia and Memorial Library, which contains photo albums, newspaper clippings, records and tapes, approximately one hundred original compositions, and personal correspondence between the author and people who knew and worked with Graas.The second section is an examination and discussion of Graas's original compositions. This discussion traces Graas's compositional development and growth as an acknowledged jazz composer through the melodic analysis of selected original compositions.Findings1. John Graas was a classically-schooled horn player who studied with Max Pottag and Wilhelm Valkanier, and performed with the Indianapolis and Cleveland orchestras.2. He was best known for being the first horn player to achieve prominence in the jazz field. Graas acquired his jazz skills first as a performer with Thornhill, Beneke, and Kenton, and later as a composition student of Lennie Tristano, Shorty Rogers and Dr. Wesley LaViolette. 3. Numbering over one-hundred compositions, Graas’ works range from standard to innovative works for various-sized ensembles, including works for solo horn, solo piano, a television score, and his Jazz Symphony #1, written for full symphony orchestra and nine-piece jazz ensemble.Conclusions1. Graas was acknowledged as the first horn player to achieve prominence in the field of jazz, as recognized by such top, jazz polls as Down Beat, Metronome, and Playboy, from 1955 to 1961.2. His early improvisations helped to open the jazz field to future jazz hornists: Watkins, Amram, Ruff, Varner.3. Graas showed true pioneer spirit by working hard to expand limits placed on the horn by classical tradition, in order to reach a new and different standard of performance.
School of Music

An original composition in one movement for a chamber octet comprised of a string quartet and a jazz piano quartet with tenor saxophone. The work develops an idée fixe, introduced in the opening bars, through a wide variety of transformations, textures, and styles. The two quartets begin in antiphonal alteration, united in thematic material, yet separated by style. A modern art music style contrasts with an improvisational jazz style. Gradually, the two quartets, and their concomitant musics, bleed into one another, breaking down stylistic boundaries. In the conclusion of the work, the idée fixe, the supplementary themes, and the two quartets coalesce into an organic sonic whole.

This, the first study at doctoral level of any white female jazz instrumentalist, provides an overview to the long, active and enduring musical career of British-born, New York-based jazz pianist, Marian McPartland (born 1918). For over six decades, besides being a pianist and a composer, she has been prominent in the professional roles of educator, writer, record producer and recording artist, radio broadcaster and advocate. The scope and impact of this multi-layered career are conveyed through the medium of a Website profiling significant aspects of her professional life through textual, aural and visual presentation. Although not claiming to be exhaustive, this Website brings together a comprehensive collection of data covering all aspects of Marian McPartland's career. Data have been gathered and collated from material in the public domain, and all such sources are acknowledged and referenced. The Website is navigable through three links at the bottom of the Home Page - 1) Historical Perspective; 2) Selected Analyses; and 3) Marian McPartland In Context. Part One of the Website provides access to Marian McPartland's various professional roles in jazz, as well as public profiles, and is consolidated by listings of support material. Part Two of the Website contains formal analyses of four of her compositions, each preceded by a short introduction. The analyses are based on scores transcribed from her recorded improvisations. A discussion of her stylistic approach follows the analyses. Part Three of the Website contextualizes Marian McPartland as a woman in jazz during its major historical and stylistic movements. An Introduction and a Conclusion provide the academic framework for this study. The Introduction outlines the rationale for the study, the dimensions of the study, the methodologies used, and the research process. The Conclusion provides critical commentary on Marian McPartland's musical career, and deductions are made about her significance in and contribution to jazz, based on the evidence presented in the Website. A CD of the entire Website completes the presentation of this thesis, included under Supplementary Material in the back pocket of the thesis. This overview of Marian McPartland's entire career makes an original contribution to knowledge on this jazz artist, and, in a broader sense, provides an important resource for future research in the area of jazz music and musicians.

This, the first study at doctoral level of any white female jazz instrumentalist, provides an overview to the long, active and enduring musical career of British-born, New York-based jazz pianist, Marian McPartland (born 1918). For over six decades, besides being a pianist and a composer, she has been prominent in the professional roles of educator, writer, record producer and recording artist, radio broadcaster and advocate. The scope and impact of this multi-layered career are conveyed through the medium of a Website profiling significant aspects of her professional life through textual, aural and visual presentation. Although not claiming to be exhaustive, this Website brings together a comprehensive collection of data covering all aspects of Marian McPartland's career. Data have been gathered and collated from material in the public domain, and all such sources are acknowledged and referenced. The Website is navigable through three links at the bottom of the Home Page - 1) Historical Perspective; 2) Selected Analyses; and 3) Marian McPartland In Context. Part One of the Website provides access to Marian McPartland's various professional roles in jazz, as well as public profiles, and is consolidated by listings of support material. Part Two of the Website contains formal analyses of four of her compositions, each preceded by a short introduction. The analyses are based on scores transcribed from her recorded improvisations. A discussion of her stylistic approach follows the analyses. Part Three of the Website contextualizes Marian McPartland as a woman in jazz during its major historical and stylistic movements. An Introduction and a Conclusion provide the academic framework for this study. The Introduction outlines the rationale for the study, the dimensions of the study, the methodologies used, and the research process. The Conclusion provides critical commentary on Marian McPartland's musical career, and deductions are made about her significance in and contribution to jazz, based on the evidence presented in the Website. A CD of the entire Website completes the presentation of this thesis, included under Supplementary Material in the back pocket of the thesis. This overview of Marian McPartland's entire career makes an original contribution to knowledge on this jazz artist, and, in a broader sense, provides an important resource for future research in the area of jazz music and musicians.

This practice-led research project has produced musical works that bring together ensembles from the Western Classical tradition that only read notation, and, jazz soloists who improvise. Three works ‘Standing Ground’, ‘The Journey’ and ‘Matt versus the Zombies’ were composed for three ensembles each with an improvising soloist. These ensembles included a British style Brass Band, Brass Quintet and a double Saxophone quartet. The project built on the work of Andy Scott and Eddie Sauter, both of whom wrote for non-jazz ensembles and an improvising artist without including a jazz rhythm section. The accompanying non-jazz ensemble was written in such a way as to provide interactive possibilities to assist the improviser in their creativity. The works in this project included elements found in the jazz rhythm section that I believed could be notated idiomatically. These elements were: call and response; interjection and setting and sustaining the groove. Data was collected through journaling and audio recording of the process from composition, to rehearsal and through to the performance. The compositions were recorded and the works analysed in this exegesis. The exegesis is written in a way to take the reader through the journey I have undertaken to produce these works, hence it is exploratory in nature. Broadly speaking, injecting the elements from the jazz rhythm section into notated parts for a variety of musicians, both amateur and professional, was a successful and viable approach. The recordings, coupled with the analysis herein, shows that there were moments, where the elements of call and response, and interjection, notated in the accompanying musicians’ parts, created moments of dialogue, and the improvising artist used these to assist them in their improvising creativity. Feedback from all concerned (soloists and groups) was positive and supports the notion that community and professional ensembles, jazz and classical stylistic worlds can coexist, and learn from one another and make music that transcends style and notation constraints. This project adds to the scope of methodologies within creative music research practice. It also stands as an example of one that specifically addresses ways of notating for reading ensembles that will allow them to engage with improvising musicians.

Orientador: Marcos Siqueira Cavalcante
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Artes
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Resumo: Este trabalho apresenta e analisa os elementos musicais pertencentes aos diferentes estilos e gêneros que caracterizam a obra do compositor e músico brasileiro Djalma de Andrade, mais conhecido nos meios musicais como "Bola Sete", evidenciados neste trabalho pela notável influência do jazz em suas composições e os reflexos de sua vida pessoal, como a sua origem humilde, sua dedicação à arte como meio de sobrevivência, sua espiritualidade, a busca do reconhecimento profissional em outros países e as parcerias com importantes músicos seus contemporâneos, pois estamos cientes da importância e necessidade de contribuir para com a historiografia da música brasileira, bem como da carência de trabalhos direcionados à interpretação das obras para o violão. Os elementos acima mencionados que marcaram o estilo deste músico no cenário musical na segunda metade do século XX, de certa forma ajudaram a construir a cultura popular musical brasileira, consolidada por outros personagens de nosso país. Os achados desta pesquisa tiveram como fonte principal o acervo particular Anne Sete, a viúva do compositor, que despreendidamente contemplounos com informações privadas como cartas, partituras, gravações e recortes de jornais e revistas contendo artigos que retratam a trajetória deste incomparável músico, tendo em vista que sua vida e obra são pouco conhecidas no meio acadêmico. O primeiro capítulo desta pesquisa recupera a trajetória pessoal e profissional do compositor e músico objeto desta investigação apresentando uma apreciação crítica dessas fontes bibliográficas. No segundo capítulo realizamos um estudo detalhado dos elementos musicais que caracterizam as composições de Djalma de Andrade identificando as suas sugestões interpretativas e apresentando os exemplos musicais em seus diferentes estilos e gêneros, observando, principalmente, a influência do jazz em suas composições. No terceiro capítulo, transcrevemos e analisamos algumas das obras, selecionadas a partir da sua importância na discografia nacional e internacional, pois, além de pesquisar e exemplificar os dados colhidos, ilustrando as reflexões sobre os elementos que caracterizam a obra do músico Djalma de Andrade, o Bola Sete, atendemos ao objetivo principal deste trabalho que é apresentar um estudo do repertório escrito para violão por este artista e incentivar novas criações e aperfeiçoamentos musicais que contribuam para a evolução e a inovação musical de nosso tempo
Abstract: This dissertation analyses the musical elements that belong to the different styles and genres that characterize the work of Djalma de Andrade, a Brazilian composer and musician, who is best known as "Bola Sete". This piece aims to exemplify the notable Jazz influences in the musicians work, as well as his personal life, his humble origins, his dedication to art as a means of survival, his spirituality, the search for professional recognition in other countries and the collaboration with other important musicians - for we are aware of the importance of contributing to the history of Brazilian music, as well as the lack of work that aims to interpret the art of the acoustic guitar. The elements above mentioned that marked the style of Djalma de Andrade in the second half of the 20th century, in many ways helped build the popular Brazilian musical culture, consolidated as well, by other characters of this country. The main reference for this research was the personal archive of Anne Sete, Djalma's widow, who unselfishly provided personal information such as letters and newspaper clippings containing the trajectory of this incomparable musician. We would like to point out that his life and work are not well known in academic circles. The first chapter of this research uncovers the musician's personal and professional trajectory with a critical appreciation of the archival material. The second chapter consists of a detailed study of the elements that were key in Djalma de Andrade's compositions - identifying interpretive suggestions and presenting musical examples of his different styles and genres. But mostly, we aim to reveal the jazz influence in his compositions. The third chapter is a transcription and analysis of a selection of his work, chosen due to their importance in the national and international repertoire. We have researched and exemplified the data, pondering about the elements that characterize the work of Djalma de Andrade, "Bola Sete" - but our main focus was to study the artist's acoustic guitar repertoire and hopefully inspire new work that contribute to the musical evolution and innovation of our times
Mestrado
Musica
Mestre em Música

Vince Guaraldi (1928-1976) was a jazz pianist who achieved tremendous financial and commercial success in the 1960s with his popular recordings and his work for the Peanuts animated shorts. He cultivated a musical style that drew from several identifiable sources: boogie-woogie, bebop, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban jazz, and rock ‘n' roll. The result was a distinct approach to jazz which, although it may not have been as influential as that of some of his contemporaries, nevertheless constituted a unique and personal voice—what several commentators have referred to as the "Guaraldi sound." This dissertation considers the entire range of Guaraldi's recorded output in order to define and catalog many elements that contributed to Guaraldi's musical style. Using an analytical framework drawn from the work of Leonard Meyer and Benjamin Givan, this study describes both Guaraldi's improvisational style—the licks, patterns, and phrases that he plays while soloing—and common elements of his compositions—the chord progressions, grooves, and other features that are particularly idiomatic. Also discussed are Guaraldi's status within the established jazz canon and the disparity between his widespread popularity and his lukewarm critical reputation. The discussion and analyses provide useful insights for fans of Guaraldi, fans of Peanuts music, jazz musicologists, and any seeking to emulate the Guaraldi sound.

Orientador: Furio Damiani
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação
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Resumo: Um levantamento detalhado dos trabalhos em composição computacional será apresentado. Um algoritmo de composição e performance em tempo real de solos de jazz foi criado, inspirado no estilo bebop. Técnicas utilizadas por músicos de bebop durante os seus improvisos foram implementadas usando-se várias regras. Um novo modelo estocástico, baseado no raciocínio de um músico durante o seu solo, escolhe a saída do algoritmo. O usuário pode avaliar a saída do algoritmo em tempo-real, e isto será utilizado em um processo de aprendizado supervisionado para modificar os parâmetros do modelo estocástico. Algumas amostras de saídas do algoritmo serão mostradas, junto com as conclusões
Abstract: An extensive review of the most prominent works in the field of computer music is presented. A real-time algorithm for composition and performance of jazz solos in the style of bebop was created. Techniques that bebop musicians use on their solos were implemented using several rules. A new stochastic model, inspired by the thinking of a musician during his solo chooses the algorithm output. The user evaluates the algorithm output in real-time, and this input is used in a supervised learning process to change the stochastic model parameters. Samplings of the algorithm output are shown, along with concluding remarks
Mestrado
Eletrônica, Microeletrônica e Optoeletrônica
Mestre em Engenharia Elétrica

This dissertation, titled Interactive Music Composition, is a practice based Ph.D. thesis in the field of Musicology. The purpose is to explore if and how one can compose computer based interactive music, that is musically satisfying for an interacting audience, consisting of both laymen and skilled musicians. The text describes the design and reflection in two interactive music installations: Do-Be-DJ, open-air installation in a public park, and, Mufi, with modular and moveable interface. Based on methods and per­spectives in Musicology and Interaction Design, a composition model for interactive music is developed. The model investigates the experience di­mensions listen, explore, compose and collaborate. It also investigates the design dimensions of interaction, narrative structure, composition rule and sound node. The conceptual approach is to apply improvisation and composition methods from jazz, pop and groove based music on interactive music. It also uses the concepts of openess in musical structures and interpretation, musical mediation of actions and meaning and everyday use of music, when composing interactive music. The dissertation contributes to an understanding of how to create composition techniques for interactive music, such as: Direct, varied and shifting response. It reflects on the change in meaning of the musicological terms composition, improvisation, musical work, listener, musician and audience. And on the interaction design terms interaction, gameplay, system and user. The term co-creator is used to describe an actively, interacting and collaborating person, to complement traditional terms like audience, performer and user.

Ljudfiler till avhandlingens bilaga 1, http://musicalfieldsforever.com/dobedj_more.html; Videodokumentation av Do-Be-DJ, Interaktiv installation, http://musicalfieldsforever.com/dobedj_more.html; Videodokumentation av Mufi I och II, Interaktiv installation, http://musicalfieldsforever.com/mufi_more.html; Doktorandtjänsten finansierades av Interactive Institute; Musikinspelning finansierades av Framtidens Kultur genom Skiften på Malmö högskola

Interaktiv musikkomposition
Interactive Music Composition
Interaktiv ljuddesign
Interactive Sound Design
Musik och Hälsa
Music and Health

Cette thèse est une étude anthropologique et historique de la reformulation du free jazz en france dans les années 60 et 70, à un moment où les musiciens européens s'émancipent de leur position épigonale vis-à-vis du jazz américain pour créer de l'identité musicale locale. Une première problèmatique de recherche concerne l'analyse anthropologique des logiques d'altérité portées par la pratique jazzistique. Car si le jazz participe pleinement de notre modernité occidentale, il configure également à ses marges un modèle culturel alternatif à l'influence durable - un véritable autre dans le même. La seconde problèmatique est un retournement réflexif de cette approche de l'altérité. La circulation musicale transatlantique qui fonde ce rapport de l'Europe à "l'autre" afro-américain est alors envisagée dans les termes d'une anthropologie symétrique et d'une anthropologie du proche. L'étude de la reformulation française du free-jazz, au travers de relations à des objets comme entre sujets,dans la perspective d'une anthropologie de l'acculturation mobilisant les concepts de reformulation, de bricolage et de malentendu, permet plus globalement de questionner notre modernité culturelle européenne, ses limites et ses altérités internes. Il s'agit ainsi d'étudier la réception en France d'une altérité culturelle intimement articulée à la musique, au travers d'une méthode originale consistant à théoriser les pratiques musicales plutôt que les traits formels, les logiques socio-musicales à l'oeuvre dans ces pratiques, enfin les processus de circulation symbolique entre pratiques, formations discursives et objets sensibles qui informent créativité et identité musicales locales
This thesis work is an anthropological and historical study of the reformulation of free jazz in France, in the 60's and 70's. In this formative period, european musicians started to emancipate from their epigonal position concerning american jazz, creating some local musical identity. A first research problematic concerns the anthropological analysis of the otherness brought by jazzistic musical practice. If jazz is fully part of our occidental modernity it also constitutes, at its ends, an alternative cultural model - an influent otherness in the same. The second research problematic is a reflexive turnround of this otherness approach. The transatlantic musical circulation which is at the very heart of this relation of Europe with the afro-american "other" is then examined in the perspective of a symetric anthropology and an anthropology of the near. By studying the way free jazz was reformulated in France, through relations to objects as between subjects, in the perspective of an anthropology of cultural change mobilizing the concepts of reformulation, bricolage and misunderstanding, the purpose of such a work is to examine our european cultural modernity, its limits and internal otherness. By doing so, this works intends to study the reception in France of a cultural otherness intimately articulated with the music, through an original method consisting of theorizing the musical practices instead of the formal features they determine, the socio-musical logics operating in these practices and finally the processes of symbolic circulation between practices, discursives formations and sensibles objects that inform musical creativity and produce local identity

David Baker (b. 1931) is an educator, composer, and jazz legend. He has composed at least fifteen works that include the clarinet. Baker’s Clarinet Sonata (1989) has become a standard of clarinet repertoire and a popular recital inclusion. His chamber work Heritage: A Tribute to Great Clarinetists (1996) interweaves solo transcriptions of five jazz clarinetists. The compositional style of Baker’s clarinet works frequently links jazz and classical idioms. The two works discussed in this document are excellent examples for classically trained musicians who would like to increase their ability and experience in interpreting jazz styles. The purpose of this document is: (1) to provide background, style, and performance considerations for Baker’s Clarinet Sonata and Heritage: A Tribute for Great Clarinetists, for Clarinet, Violin, Piano and Double Bass; (2) based on these style elements, to provide suggestions for interpreting jazz-style works for classically trained clarinetists; and (3) to archive Baker’s published and unpublished clarinet compositions. Appendices include transcripts of interviews with David Baker and other experts in this field (James Campbell, Rosana Eckert, Mike Steinel and Steven Harlos).

The study centers on a folio of compositions in the jazz idiom that calls for the combination of one or two classical chamber groups with a small jazz ensemble. The scores incorporate a musical aesthetic that retains what will be shown to be jazz sensibilities, but which is accessible to performers schooled in the classical tradition. The exegesis briefly discusses the musical influences that have been a part of my compositional aesthetic and approach and provides a detailed commentary of the principal features of the three works included in this portfolio. The portfolio contains three works: The Clown, for fourteen players; Into the Wood, for nine players; Time Frames, for 10 players.
Thesis (M.Mus.) -- University of Adelaide, Elder Conservatorium of Music, 2010

This treatise, A musical analysis of The abyss suite, examines the musical underpinnings of an original three-movement work for jazz orchestra. Each movement musically represents a certain period of time occurring over the course of an emotional ordeal in my life. Through the incorporation and manipulation of certain musical elements--form, melody, harmony, and other compositional devices--this piece serves as a wordless narrative of that ordeal. The analysis will address each of these elements in turn.
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La version intégrale de cette thèse est disponible uniquement pour consultation individuelle à la Bibliothèque de musique de l’université de Montréal (www.bib.umontreal.ca/MU).
WAG! The Musical est la seconde comédie musicale d'Aleksey Shegolev ainsi que la première à être exécutée dans un théâtre off-Broadway à New York durant l'été 2013. Une des premières comédies de William Shakespeare, Peines d’amour perdues, a servi d’inspiration pour son partenaire Julian Silverman (dramaturge) et lui (compositeur et librettiste) dans la composition de WAG!. Afin de moderniser le sujet shakespearien traité dans les Peines d’amour perdues, plusieurs ajustements ont été nécessaires. Dans le but de maintenir l’attention des spectateurs, le niveau d'intensité dans l’action doit constamment s'élever. Cette thèse traitera notamment des divers procédés musicaux employés dans le but de soutenir l’action. Le rock ' n' roll, ainsi que le jazz furent les principaux langages musicaux à avoir une forte influence sur cette composition. Conséquemment, à travers une analyse détaillée, Shegolev explique comment le rythme, l'harmonie et la texture construisent sa comédie musicale. De plus, la manière de rendre l’humour en musique, si nécessaire au genre comique, sera également objet de discussion dans cette dissertation. La dissertation sera clôturée par un chapitre qui traitera de l'expérience personnelle que Shegolev a accumulée au cours des ateliers de lecture et des répétitions aux quelles sa pièce a été assujettie, afin de monter WAG! dans un théâtre de production à petite échelle à New York.
WAG! The Musical is Aleksey Shegolev's second full-length musical and it is the first to be performed in an off-Broadway theatre in New York during the summer of 2013. The idea for the plot was inspired by William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour's Lost, and he and his partner, Julian Silverman, created a story fit for modern times. Shegolev was the composer and lyricist, while Silverman was the book writer. Good storytelling and strong songwriting depends on the characters having a goal to pursue as they overcome the obstacles in their paths. As the story progresses, the level of intensity must always rise to keep the audiences’ attention. Jazz and rock ‘n’ roll were the main musical influences on this piece and we will see how rhythm, harmony and texture played a part in creating WAG!. Musicalizing comedy by using various techniques in composition is another topic that will be explored. Finally, this dissertation will close with Shegolev's experiences during the workshop from dealing with the director to the endless revisions and cuts that had to be made before opening night.

This dissertation is intended as a supportive document for the five-part suite for ten-piece jazz ensemble entitled Real Talk. It is divided into six chapters, four of which are analytical and cover the following topics: Form, Melody, Harmony, and Other Compositional Techniques. Subcategories are used within these chapters to draw attention to specific compositional components relevant to the construction of the piece; illustrative tables and examples have been provided to assist in describing these components. The ultimate purpose of this document is to describe in detail my technical approach to the composition.
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This thesis presents and analyzes the author's original jazz composition "A Hero's Journey," based on the ancient and widespread storytelling pattern that Joseph Campbell called the "monomyth." Using major concepts from the monomyth, the author composed a suite for ten-piece jazz orchestra consisting of six scenes divided into two acts. Although rooted in the jazz tradition, the piece borrows freely from classical music, African music, Indian music, and modern rock and hip-hop to create an adventurous and continually evolving musical experience. This thesis first provides an overview of the entire suite, then discusses its important melodic themes, and finally analyzes the techniques used for harmonic development within the piece.
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La version intégrale de cette thèse est disponible uniquement pour consultation individuelle à la Bibliothèque de musique de l’Université de Montréal (http://www.bib.umontreal.ca/MU).
Cette thèse de doctorat comprend l’analyse, les partitions et les enregistrements sonores de plusieurs compositions musicales écrites et improvisées qui furent enregistrées au cours des années 2009 et 2010. Elle vise le développement des éléments de détermination d’un langage musical personnel. Pour ce faire, divers outils furent mis en place, tels que le développement d’un système mélodico harmonique flexible et l’expansion de la palette sonore du vibraphone, grâce à la maîtrise du bending tone. Le corps de cet ouvrage se divise donc en deux parties consacrées à l’élaboration du système de superposition arborescente et à l’aspect soliste recherchant la flexibilité, la virtuosité et l’élargissement des possibilités liées au son de cet instrument de musique. Les concepts élaborés sont appuyés par des illustrations, des références aux partitions et des exemples musicaux ciblés de type jazz et de type classique occidental.
This doctoral thesis involves the analysis, scores and sound recordings of several composed and improvised musical compositions recorded during the years 2009 – 2010. Its main objective is the development of elements determining a personal musical language. To achieve this objective, different tools were put in place such as the development of a flexible harmonic and melodic system and the expansion of the multitude of sound effects of the vibraphone, both achieved by mastering the “bending tone”. The body of this document is divided in two parts devoted to the elaboration of a system of superposition of the different changes that can be brought to the core element and the aspect of the soloist searching for flexibility, virtuosity and the diversity of sounds linked to this particular instrument. The concepts elaborated are supported by illustrations, score references and targeted musical examples including jazz and western classical styles.

La version intégrale de ce mémoire est disponible uniquement pour consultation individuelle à la Bibliothèque de musique de l’Université de Montréal (http://www.bib.umontreal.ca/MU).
Le présent travail explique et approfondit la démarche artistique d’un compositeur travaillant à partir de la musique traditionnelle québécoise et cherchant à donner un élan à son travail en s’inspirant des musiques savantes. Il est divisé en trois chapitres dans lesquels on retrouve des analyses détaillées de pièces issues du répertoire traditionnel québécois et des répertoires classique et jazz. Le premier chapitre traite d’œuvres de Joseph Allard, Louis « Pitou » Boudreault, Jos Bouchard et Aimé Gagnon en cherchant à préciser les éléments stylistiques qui caractérisent le style d’ici. Le deuxième chapitre analyse les pièces Stolen Moments d’Oliver Nelson et Waltz for Debby de Bill Evans et explore un jazz en équilibre entre conservatisme et innovation. Le troisième chapitre explore deux approches originales à la modalité dans des musiques riches en variations par l’analyse de Pagodes de Claude Debussy et de Ostinato de Béla Bartók. Le quatrième chapitre expose ma démarche.
This work explains and elaborates the artistic approach of a composer that works primarily with traditional Quebec music and wishes to give momentum to his work by inspiring himself with the jazz and classical idiom. It is divided in three chapters in which pieces of the traditional repertoire and of the classical and jazz repertoires are analyzed in detail. The first chapter describes works of Joseph Allard, Louis « Pitou » Boudreault, Jos Bouchard, and Aimé Gagnon and aims at defining some stylistic elements specific to Quebec's traditional style. The second chapter addresses the pieces Stolen Moments by Oliver Nelson and Waltz for Debby by Bill Evans and explores a jazz in balance between conservatism and innovation. The third chapter deals with original approaches to modality through the analysis of two musical pieces rich in variations: Pagodes by Claude Debussy and Ostinato by Béla Bartók. The fourth chapter presents my own creative process.