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LICKETY SPLIT: Modern Aspects of Composition and Orchestration in the Large Jazz Ensemble Compositions of Jim McNeely: An Analysis of EXTRA CREDIT, IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING, and ABSOLUTION

Belck, Scott Brian
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1204569102

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2008, DMA, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music : Trumpet.
Rayburn Wright’s text, “INSIDE THE SCORE” has become a standard reference for professional arrangers and university arranging courses. In this text, Wright analyzes jazz ensemble arrangements of three influential jazz arrangers: Sammy Nestico, Thad Jones and Bob Brookmeyer. Jim McNeely is at the forefront of the American school of jazz ensemble composition. His position as composer-in-residence of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra establishes his place in the lineage of important writers connected to that ensemble, most notably Thad Jones and Bob Brookmeyer. This document is conceived as a fourth chapter to Wright’s text. Through a series of reductions and breakdowns, it applies Wright’s analysis formulae to three of McNeely’s composition/arrangements: In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning, Extra Credit, and Absolution. It presents commentary on the salient features of McNeely’s writing and orchestration, and should provide a useful foundation for studying his music.
Alan Siebert (Advisor)
Rick VanMatre (Committee Member)
Kim Pensyl (Committee Member)
263 p.
Music
McNeely, Jim; Jazz Arranging; Wright, Rayburn; Vanguard Jazz Orchestra; Thad Jones Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra; Jazz Composition;

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  • Belck, S. B. (2008). LICKETY SPLIT: Modern Aspects of Composition and Orchestration in the Large Jazz Ensemble Compositions of Jim McNeely: An Analysis of EXTRA CREDIT, IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING, and ABSOLUTION [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1204569102

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Belck, Scott. LICKETY SPLIT: Modern Aspects of Composition and Orchestration in the Large Jazz Ensemble Compositions of Jim McNeely: An Analysis of EXTRA CREDIT, IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING, and ABSOLUTION. 2008. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1204569102.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Belck, Scott. "LICKETY SPLIT: Modern Aspects of Composition and Orchestration in the Large Jazz Ensemble Compositions of Jim McNeely: An Analysis of EXTRA CREDIT, IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING, and ABSOLUTION." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1204569102

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