Date of Completion
5-31-2012
Document Type
Open Access Capstone
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
First Advisor
Jeremy Sztieter
Abstract
This paper presents an exploration of the process of developing a music composition through various layers of interaction with ideas through the abstract and the real. The composition is the most significant component of the project as a whole, and this paper regards itself as a sort of artist's journal developed during creation of the composition, making some attempt to show the process of improvising through the project. The project as a whole explores the various conceptualizations of the idea, of the relationship between the abstract and the real, and representations of a work that cannot be fully known. The composition itself represents the whole project through the interaction of two central ideas merging towards a circle of relation. Particular attention is given to the dynamic of composition and improvisation, and the role of improvisation in the creation of new work.
Recommended Citation
Weaver, Nathan, "Third Divergence: Representations and Reflections" (2012). Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection. 321.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/cct_capstone/321