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The Harmony of Debussy in Contemporary Jazz

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dc.contributor.advisorHenderson, Alan E.
dc.creatorPhillips, Brigham Carlyle
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-27T16:30:37Z
dc.date.available2018-08-27T16:30:37Z
dc.date.copyright2018-01-24
dc.date.issued2018-08-27
dc.date.updated2018-08-27T16:30:36Z
dc.degree.disciplineMusic
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractClaude Debussy and other late 19th-century composers (especially Maurice Ravel) introduced several new harmonic innovations that have since become standard tools of the jazz composer/arranger/improviser, among them the rich harmonies of chromatically altered chords as well as the use of the whole tone, pentatonic and octatonic scales. This thesis presents an original composition The Stanley Bridge Suite that demonstrates how these harmonic concepts are used in modern orchestral jazz. A brief history of impressionism is included, followed by a chapter showing the increasing prevalence of impressionist harmony in jazz over the years. Because The Stanley Bridge Suite was arranged for an orchestral jazz ensemble the makeup of the modern jazz orchestra is also discussed. The final chapter analyzes the thesis composition in detail, showing where and how the various Debussy techniques were incorporated in the work.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/34962
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectMusic education
dc.subject.keywordsMusic
dc.subject.keywordsMusic harmony
dc.subject.keywordsDebussy
dc.subject.keywordsJazz harmony
dc.subject.keywordsImpressionism
dc.subject.keywordsPentatonic
dc.subject.keywordsWhole tone
dc.subject.keywordsOctatonic
dc.subject.keywordsDiminished
dc.subject.keywordsParallel chords
dc.subject.keywordsBill Evans
dc.subject.keywords9th chords
dc.subject.keywordsOrchestral jazz. Bix
dc.titleThe Harmony of Debussy in Contemporary Jazz
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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