Hyper-specializing in Saxophone Using Acoustical Insight and Deep Listening Skills

Jonas Braasch (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XII, 205 Seiten

2019 | 1st ed. 2019
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-15045-7 (ISBN)

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This book presents a novel method of grafting musical wind instruments by exchanging an instrument's standard mouthpiece with different tone generators. Using the concrete example of the soprano saxophone, it describes how, with six other tone generators, including brass, double reed, and free reed mechanisms, the saxophone can be extended to nearly every wind instrument category in the von Hornbostel and Sachs classification system. The book demonstrates how it is possible to play these instrument variations with high proficiency, and describes the method of hyper-specialization, including acoustical insights, conservatory training methods and the underlying philosophy. The latter is based on the cultural traditions of the different wind instrument prototypes and the Deep Listening philosophy of cultivating internal diversity, and approach that leads to a new level of wind instrument virtuosity that offers great timbral variety combined with the flexibility of a regular acoustic wind instrument.

Introduction.- Acoustics of the Saxophone.- Extended Techniques for the Saxophone.-Deep Listening.- Grafted Instruments.- The Sonic Circle.- Sound Radiation, Recording, and Environment .- Epilogue .- References.- Index.- About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	09.05.2019
Reihe/Serie	Current Research in Systematic Musicology
Zusatzinfo	XII, 205 p. 160 illus., 1 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	497 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Mechanik
	Technik ► Maschinenbau
Schlagworte	Acoustical Insight • Acoustical Musical Instruments • Deep Listening Skills • hyperspecialization • Wind Instrument Design • Wind Instrument Performance
ISBN-10	3-030-15045-3 / 3030150453
ISBN-13	978-3-030-15045-7 / 9783030150457
Zustand	Neuware