Problems in definitions of composition and improvisation in jazz and jazz education
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Scott J. Simon School of Library and Information Science, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, CIS1040, Tampa, FL 33620-7800. Email:[email protected]. Phone: 813.974.3521. Fax: 813.974.6840 The following interdisciplinary research explores the concept of entropy in jazz improvisation and demonstrates a method for measuring it utilizing standard music notation. Formulas are adapted ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Body, Space & Technology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1470-9120
DOI: 10.16995/bst.274