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on concepts in composition

• "something borrowed and something blue"
• rhythm as a factor in motivic identity (melodic shape and rhythm)
• satin doll includes harmonic sequence and rhythmic augmentation
• call and response big band sections/horns and rhythm/r and l hand piano
• stop time
• riffs basie/monk
• sonic signature of an artist
• oliver nelson major/minor, 1/2 steps in inner voices, charlston
• can composition be extended into solo area?
• monk's signature is moving motif into other keys
• compositions should feel improvised
• melody reoccurs as a background with slight rhythmic displacement
• ellington's dimuendo and crescendo in blue is an extended work exploring juxtopositions of dynamics and rhythm
• common duke/monk share the rhythmic displacement element
• augmentation and diminution can occur harmonically and rhythmically
• changing a melody by changing meter
• changing compositional form from ballad to blues or visa versa
• moment's notice a 332 clave?
• ragtime has this device 332
• brazillian composer hermeto pasqual more tunes than duke on 60th b day 1 tune a day for entire year
• clare fischer
• one part in one meter/another in another meter
• aggregate rhythm played by group not one person
• blues in 3 with melody in 4 over top
• oliver nelson using written arranging to mimic no style counterpoint
• borrowing segments from other tunes and signaturizing them monk/williams/duke/trane all did

harmonic structures

• duke used whole tone scale over minor chord
• monk used V and I at the same time or E and F at the same time
• john lewis borrowed fuge form from bach where development was in bach, he placed improvisation
• palendrome something introduced in a particular order and reversed at conclusion
• if you want to sound like someone don't listen to them listen to what thy listened to ....
• how does im old fashioned relate compositionally to the rest of the material on blue trane?
• diatonic planing is present in moments notice and im old fashioned
• love supreme aknowlegement has theme in all 12 keys: statement on bringing ideas and concepts together via their universality
• martin luther kings speech "i have a dream" is compositional: inclues tonality form call and response
• there may be a link between this speech and Coltrane's tune Alabama