Yardbird Cello: Adapting the Language of Charlie Parker to the Cello through Solo Transcription and Analysis
This paper examines the musical and technical demands of adapting the bebop melodic language of saxophonist Charlie Parker to the cello. String players have tended to avoid this musical language due to its non-idiomatic nature. A staple of jazz performers' repertory however, bebop tunes remain...
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LSU
2007
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| Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11162007-084227/ |