{"product_id":"in-the-course-of-performance-bruno-nettl-9780226574110","title":"In the Course of Performance: Studies in the World of Musical Improvisation","description":"\u003ci\u003eIn the Course of Performance\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in decades to illustrate and explain the practices and processes of musical improvisation. Improvisation, by its very nature, seems to resist interpretation or elucidation. This difficulty may account for the very few attempts scholars have made to provide a general guide to this elusive subject. With contributions by seventeen scholars and improvisers, \u003ci\u003eIn the Course of Performance\u003c\/i\u003e offers a history of research on improvisation and an overview of the different approaches to the topic that can be used, ranging from cognitive study to detailed musical analysis. Such diverse genres as Italian lyrical singing, modal jazz, Indian classical music, Javanese gamelan, and African-American girls' singing games are examined. The most comprehensive guide to the understanding of musical improvisation available, \u003ci\u003eIn the Course of Performance\u003c\/i\u003e will be indispensable to anyone attracted to this fascinating art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors are Stephen Blum, Sau Y. Chan, Jody Cormack, Valerie Woodring Goertzen, Lawrence Gushee, Eve Harwood, Tullia Magrini, Peter Manuel, Ingrid Monson, Bruno Nettl, Jeff Pressing, Ali Jihad Racy, Ronald Riddle, Stephen Slawek, Chris Smith, R. Anderson Sutton, and T. Viswanathan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruno Nettl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226574113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226574110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.07h x 6.03w x 0.91d","brand":"Bruno Nettl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48152947818751,"sku":"9780226574110","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_311200d3-73ae-45b9-a46c-ba484d03662d.jpg?v=1770780268","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-course-of-performance-bruno-nettl-9780226574110","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}