Fernqvist, Christian (2020) Creativity and resistance in experimental music performance practices: Re-evaluating the interaction of performer, instrument and score. PhD thesis, University of York.
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This thesis uses self-reflective practice research to re-evaluate the interaction between performer, instrument and score in experimental music practices. This research is undertaken to better understand aspects of the creative potential of performers, revealed in the process of developing performances in new contexts. The ‘resistance’ that occurs in these interactions is examined through a range of performance projects, in terms of how it may inform or inspire creative approaches from the performer. The creativity of this performance process is explored initially by my use of extant scores, then by developing new pieces in collaboration with a range of composers, and finally by creating new scores for myself. While experimental music composition has received considerable critical attention, the question of how performers work with experimental scores, and in particular what the process of doing so reveals about performer agency, has received little coverage. This research addresses that gap and is also concerned with the creative impact upon the performer of such processes. The research consists of iterative processes: cycles of playing, self-reflection and the development of ideas in which repetition with difference is crucial. For this type of exploration recordings are essential and Stimulated Recall was employed as a key methodology as a way to reflect upon my own practice. The thesis consists of six projects presented through performance and recordings, together with commentaries that critically examine the practical work in relation to the research questions. The findings contribute to understandings of the extent and nature of a performer’s creativity, demonstrating processes to enrich (and challenge) their artistic ‘habitus’ – understood as the performer’s training, practices and techniques used to produce sound and to convey meaning to the music – their relationship with their instrument, and ultimately their musical experience.
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Supervisors: | Laws, Catherine |
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Keywords: | Creativity, resistance, experimental music, stimulated recall, performance |
Awarding institution: | University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Music (York) |
Identification Number/EthosID: | uk.bl.ethos.819456 |
Depositing User: | Mr Christian Fernqvist |
Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2020 20:52 |
Last Modified: | 25 Mar 2021 16:48 |
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