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Improvisation: the State of the Art

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Extract

The writer examines the development of improvisation in Britain and especially jazz. The administrative and political implications of improvised music are explored and problems are identified to do with the freedom and excitement of such music and the dangers of education in improvisation.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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Further reading

Derek, Bailey (1980) Improvisation. London.Google Scholar
Eddie, Prévolst. (1982) Towards an ethic of improvisation. Contact, no. 25.Google Scholar