Date of Award
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Music
First Reader
Dr. Robert Kolt
Second Reader
Dr. Patrick Houlihan
Third Reader
Dr. David Caddell
Abstract
This study is an examination of certain compositional techniques during the Baroque and jazz eras and how there are unexpected similarities throughout. The premise of this argument draws attention to the notion that, although the world has changed, this particular compositional technique has remained relatively unaltered. Given the aesthetic differences between these two compositional styles, the unlikely conclusion is that some aspects of music truly never go away, they simply change procedures.
By examining the emergence of the figured-bass style in the Baroque period and certain notational features in jazz, the evidence will trace the origins of these compositional techniques as exemplified in the works of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Flute Concerto, BWV 1033 and Louis Armstrong’s Potato Head Blues.
Recommended Citation
Cheshire, Erin, "Bridging the Gap: A Study of Compositional Similarities Across Time, The 'Realization' Techniques of Johann Sebastian Bach and Louis Armstrong" (2016). Honors Theses. 206.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses/206