Charlie Parker and the Genesis of Bebop: A Transcription Performance Project and Musicological Case Study

dc.contributor.author Hamilton, Turner
dc.date.accessioned 2022-02-04T20:19:55Z
dc.date.available 2022-02-04T20:19:55Z
dc.date.issued 2021-12
dc.description.abstract The music of saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker is quintessential to the development of modern jazz. This project details a comprehensive examination of Parker’s specific musical contributions to the emerging genre of bebop through a musicological case study of four transcriptions from the Savoy and Dial recording sessions: “Billie’s Bounce,” “A Night in Tunisia,” “Quasimodo,” and “Ko-Ko.” This analysis is constructed around the transcription process, with an aural transcription of each recording, a complete musical analysis, and a live performance of the four transcriptions. Parker’s specific musical contributions are identified in the analysis and contextualized through a biographical and historical narrative that connects these innovations to the other musicians and outside factors that influenced or contributed to their creation.
dc.identifier.uri https://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/6618
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher University Honors College, Middle Tennessee State University
dc.title Charlie Parker and the Genesis of Bebop: A Transcription Performance Project and Musicological Case Study
dc.type Thesis
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