Date of Award

2021

Document Type

Thesis

Publisher

Edith Cowan University

Degree Name

Master of Arts

School

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)

First Supervisor

Jamie Oehlers

Second Supervisor

Tom O’Halloran

Third Supervisor

Chris Tarr

Abstract

This research aimed to develop a method of jazz composition that utilises data-based restrictions to facilitate the composition process. An analysis rating tool (ART) was developed based on methodologies created by Aaron Stroessner and Jan LaRue to extract elements of melody, harmony, rhythm and form from compositions on Seamus Blake’s album Bellwether and Will Vinson’s album Stockholm Syndrome. The ART then facilitated a practice-led composition process in which the data from the analysis were used as the primary source of creativity to generate and record a set of 10 compositions. Through an iterative process of composing with and refining the ART, the study considered the somewhat contradictory relationship between restriction and creative freedom and evaluated how this process affects decision-making. The primary aim of this research was to develop a model for restrictive composition.

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