(E)merging idioms: integrating jazz and classical ensembles.

Abstract

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.