Tonality and the Extended Common Practice in the Music of Thad Jones
Description:
Tonality is a term often used to describe the music of the common practice period (roughly 1600-1900). This study examines the music of mid twentieth-century jazz composer Thad Jones in light of an extended common practice, explicating ways in which this music might be best understood as tonal. Drawing from analyses of three of Jones’s big band compositions: To You, Three and One, and Cherry Juice, this study examines three primary elements in detail. First is Jones’s use of chord-scale applica…
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Date:
May 2015
Creator:
Rogers, Michael A.
Partner:
UNT Libraries