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Re: Paul Desmond

Author: seabreeze
Date: 2019-06-08 18:40

True that attempts at literal imitation of Desmond would accomplish little. But music theory students may profitably study the chorales of Bach, not to write imitations, but to learn much from one of the masters about the intricacies of voice leading--even if they conclude from the effort that they do not want to lead the voices in any way similar to the way Bach did. The exercises make them familiar with the nuts and bolts of melodic entries and exits, tension and resolution, and other fine points that may have gone unnoticed had they not subjected Bach's work to such prolonged and minute scrutiny. Analytical study of the details of Desmond's lyricism may be a charmed way into finding one's own lyrical improvisatory voice.

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