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Ballads in the style of pat metheny a study of four compositions / Saiful Ridzuan Sharafuddin

This work examines the devices found common in the ballad works of the composer, Pat Metheny. Four compositions were analyzed and a comparative study was done with the objective of determining the compositional style or techniques present and common in the ballads. The four compositions are Unity Vi...

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Main Author: Sharafuddin, Saiful Ridzuan
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Musical theater
Aspects of the field of music as a whole
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spelling my.uitm.ir.278352020-01-29T01:40:23Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27835/ Ballads in the style of pat metheny a study of four compositions / Saiful Ridzuan Sharafuddin Sharafuddin, Saiful Ridzuan Musical theater Aspects of the field of music as a whole This work examines the devices found common in the ballad works of the composer, Pat Metheny. Four compositions were analyzed and a comparative study was done with the objective of determining the compositional style or techniques present and common in the ballads. The four compositions are Unity Village, Always and Forever, Never Too Far Away and Letter From Home. A Jazz composition is a complex creation, with a lot of areas of discussion, but the analysis presented will only be consumed with the "fixed" portions of the compositions, which are the composed melody and harmony. A stylistic account is then offered based on the findings to give a better understanding of Pat Metheny's approach to ballads. There is scope for further study on the subject based on wider genres and more works, and the methodology could be modified to fit the objective. 2009-11 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27835/1/TD_SAIFUL%20RIDZUAN%20SHARAFUDDIN%20MU%2009_5.pdf Sharafuddin, Saiful Ridzuan (2009) Ballads in the style of pat metheny a study of four compositions / Saiful Ridzuan Sharafuddin. Degree thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA.
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topic Musical theater
Aspects of the field of music as a whole
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Aspects of the field of music as a whole
Sharafuddin, Saiful Ridzuan
Ballads in the style of pat metheny a study of four compositions / Saiful Ridzuan Sharafuddin
description This work examines the devices found common in the ballad works of the composer, Pat Metheny. Four compositions were analyzed and a comparative study was done with the objective of determining the compositional style or techniques present and common in the ballads. The four compositions are Unity Village, Always and Forever, Never Too Far Away and Letter From Home. A Jazz composition is a complex creation, with a lot of areas of discussion, but the analysis presented will only be consumed with the "fixed" portions of the compositions, which are the composed melody and harmony. A stylistic account is then offered based on the findings to give a better understanding of Pat Metheny's approach to ballads. There is scope for further study on the subject based on wider genres and more works, and the methodology could be modified to fit the objective.
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title Ballads in the style of pat metheny a study of four compositions / Saiful Ridzuan Sharafuddin
title_short Ballads in the style of pat metheny a study of four compositions / Saiful Ridzuan Sharafuddin
title_full Ballads in the style of pat metheny a study of four compositions / Saiful Ridzuan Sharafuddin
title_fullStr Ballads in the style of pat metheny a study of four compositions / Saiful Ridzuan Sharafuddin
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