Improvisational Form

Improvisational Form is a theoretical construct in jazz studies that delineates the structured frameworks within which spontaneous musical ideas are generated and organized during solo improvisation, distinguishing itself from other performance practices by its reliance on real-time compositional logic within predefined harmonic, rhythmic, and tonal parameters.

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3.7K

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47

Authors

31

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Authors

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  1. SR
    Sara Ramshaw

    Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 57 citations

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  2. SL
    Steve Leybourne

    University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  3. KS
    Kenya Steele

    The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  4. RK
    R. Keith Sawyer

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    1 publications · 116 citations

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  5. CD
    Colin Durrant

    University of London, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 13 citations

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Venues

  1. Organization Science

    3 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. Black Music Research Journal

    BMRJ · 2 publications · 712 citations

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 46 citations

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  4. ICCC

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  5. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism

    1 publications · 50 citations

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