TY - JOUR
T1 - (De)composing the Mongrel
T2 - Improvisation and the (un)known
AU - Noone, Matthew James
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Improvisation is an attempt to transcend the self in a moment of intuitive action. It is an expression of knowledge beyond ordinary consciousness, the embodied wisdom of emptiness. Unlike composition, as a musical practice, improvisation is a way to express the depths of the (un)known and the knowing in the (un)knowing. As a framework for artistic research, improvisation can provide insight into knowledge that is embodied yet not easily articulated. In this article, I will document the development of my research practice through what I call (de) composition strategies: multi-modal approaches to improvisation that combine my experiences both as a musician and scholar. The article will mirror the multi-faceted nature of my work through interweaving academic discourse on consciousness and critical improvisation studies (Sarath 1996; Oliveros 2004; Fischlinn 2009) with musical examples, auto-ethnography, poetry and visual art inspired by dreams.
AB - Improvisation is an attempt to transcend the self in a moment of intuitive action. It is an expression of knowledge beyond ordinary consciousness, the embodied wisdom of emptiness. Unlike composition, as a musical practice, improvisation is a way to express the depths of the (un)known and the knowing in the (un)knowing. As a framework for artistic research, improvisation can provide insight into knowledge that is embodied yet not easily articulated. In this article, I will document the development of my research practice through what I call (de) composition strategies: multi-modal approaches to improvisation that combine my experiences both as a musician and scholar. The article will mirror the multi-faceted nature of my work through interweaving academic discourse on consciousness and critical improvisation studies (Sarath 1996; Oliveros 2004; Fischlinn 2009) with musical examples, auto-ethnography, poetry and visual art inspired by dreams.
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U2 - 10.1080/13528165.2021.2005967
DO - 10.1080/13528165.2021.2005967
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85126196108
SN - 1352-8165
VL - 26
SP - 104
EP - 109
JO - Performance Research
JF - Performance Research
IS - 4
ER -