In this essay I would like to move from the traditional dichotomy between composition and performance, focusing on the preliminary conditions of improvisational processes, rather than on their inner development. In the first paragraph I will claim that improvisation is strictly linked to the memorization of a consistent repertoire of formulas, harmonic and rhythmic schemes, aimed at making the performance more natural. Nevertheless, memory has not to be intended only in a mechanical sense, as it will be shown in the second paragraph: in fact, this faculty has the purpose to facilitate, not to substitute, a good performance. In the final part of the essay I will highlight that improvisational ability consists in transforming the object of memory from an immediate answer to a sonic stimulus into the dynamic form of incorporation.

Imparare a dis-imparare. Memoria e incorporazione nei processi improvvisativi in musica.

ZANETTI, ROBERTO
2015-01-01

Abstract

In this essay I would like to move from the traditional dichotomy between composition and performance, focusing on the preliminary conditions of improvisational processes, rather than on their inner development. In the first paragraph I will claim that improvisation is strictly linked to the memorization of a consistent repertoire of formulas, harmonic and rhythmic schemes, aimed at making the performance more natural. Nevertheless, memory has not to be intended only in a mechanical sense, as it will be shown in the second paragraph: in fact, this faculty has the purpose to facilitate, not to substitute, a good performance. In the final part of the essay I will highlight that improvisational ability consists in transforming the object of memory from an immediate answer to a sonic stimulus into the dynamic form of incorporation.
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Improvisation, composition, performance, memory, incorporation.
Roberto, Zanetti
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