Creativity and resistance in experimental music performance practices: Re-evaluating the interaction of performer, instrument and score

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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
Related URLs:	Website related to project at Old Linköping (Project)
Keywords:	Creativity, resistance, experimental music, stimulated recall, performance
Awarding institution:	University of York
Academic Units:	The University of York > School of Arts and Creative Technologies (York)
Academic unit:	Music
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
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:etheses.whiterose.ac.uk:27996

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