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| Title: | Keith Stirling : An introduction to his life and examination of his music |
| Authors: | Ayrton, Brook Alan |
| Keywords: | Jazz Australian Jazz Improvisation Jazz methods History and criticism of Australian jazz Stirling, Keith jazz trumpet jazz musicians Australian |
| Issue Date: | 15-Mar-2011 |
| Publisher: | Sydney Conservatorium of Music Jazz Department |
| Abstract: | This study introduces the life and examines the music of Australian jazz trumpeter Keith Stirling (1938-2003). The paper discusses the importance and position of Stirling in the jazz culture of Australian music, introducing key concepts that were influential not only to the development of Australian jazz but also in his life. Subsequently, a discussion of Stirling’s metaphoric tendencies provides an understanding of his philosophical perspectives toward improvisation as an art form. Thereafter, a discourse of the research methodology that was used and the resources that were collected throughout the study introduce a control group of transcriptions. These transcriptions provide an origin of phrases with which to discuss aspects of Stirling’s improvisational style. Instrumental approaches and harmonic concepts are then discussed and exemplified through the analysis of the transcribed phrases. Stirling’s instrumental techniques and harmonic concepts are examined by means of his own and student’s hand written notes and quotes from lesson recordings that took place in the early 1980s. |
| Description: | Master of Music (Performance) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2123/7728 |
| Appears in Collections: | Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access) |
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