UKIYO-E: A Study of Japanese Music & Its Utilization in the West
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Abstract
This project incorporates Japanese musical sounds with a teachable method to create chords and compositions. It includes the collection of Japanese collection and the modal development I invoked, with analysis and comparison between the pentatonic scales of Japan and Greek modes. I used the concept of modal tonality in these scales to construct chords based on clustered and mixed spacing. Next using resources from authors and scholars in jazz improvisation, I installed a method to develop a regiment for soloing, whilst also discussing other methods to play ‘out’ of the tonality. And lastly, from the chord construction methodology, I used my findings to create one composition to showcase how new music could be created. Although it was my desire to mix these parts into one full showcase, and to create more compositions, this really became a thesis with guidelines to create from the music of my culture.
Publication Date
7-1-2018
Campus
Valencia (Spain) Campus
Keywords
Japan; Japanese music; modal; pedagogy; teaching; harmony; improvisation; composition; World Music
Recommended Citation
Ruddick, Edward Takumi. “UKIYO-E: A Study of Japanese Music & Its Utilization in the West.” Master's thesis, Berklee College of Music, 2018. https://remix.berklee.edu/graduate-studies-contemporary-performance/113.
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Project Components: paper (.pdf), audio file (.wav), scores (ZIP file containing 3 .pdf documents).