Composing groove-based music for the accordion with varying degrees of improvisation

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Since my first collaboration with accordionist Rafal Luc in 2010, I have been fascinated with
composition for the accordion. I have created multiple compositions in classical and jazz settings,
from solo works and chamber ensembles to an accordion concerto with full symphony orchestra. This
research has enabled me to continue developing new repertoire for the concert accordion whilst
exploring the instrument at a deeper level, connecting with the accordion community and reviewing
the existing repertoire to inform the new works herein.
While the core of this folio sits with the instrument itself, the resulting repertoire comes from my own
exploration into the interpolation of groove into the breadth of the works, regardless of stylistic
persuasion. I have had opportunity to collaborate with a diverse range of instrumentalists from
different disciplines, virtuoso musicians both experienced in improvisation to those who play only
from fully notated scores. In order to address the needs of the range of instrumentalists I have worked
with and who themselves represent the wider community; I have incorporated a range of styles
throughout. As the folio progresses, the role of the accordion changes, from fully notated settings in
the opening fugue-style solo work, to the final ensemble project, which is fully improvised, with no
scored material. It is this element of groove that led to the second research imperative of
improvisation, a natural extension of many musical genres that incorporate a sense of groove, whilst
being a factor which divides the musical community virtually in two; those who improvise, and those
who do not. Through this folio, I have explored various ways and degrees of improvisation that can
be included in contemporary works for the accordion, from gestural improvisation, with no harmonic
basis, through single scales supported by ensemble based backings, to fully improvised material over
jazz changes and free improvisation in a fully improvised quartet.

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Supervisors:	Eato, Jonathan
Keywords:	accordion, composition, improvisation, groove
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.819460
Depositing User:	Ms Nikki Franklin
Date Deposited:	14 Dec 2020 20:37
Last Modified:	25 Mar 2021 16:48
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:etheses.whiterose.ac.uk:28021

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