The difficulty of discerning between composed and improvised music is difficult.

Autor/inn/en	Lehmann, Andreas C.; Kopiez, Reinhard
Titel	The difficulty of discerning between composed and improvised music is difficult.
Quelle	In: Musicae scientiae, 14 (2010) 2, S. 113-129 PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1029-8649; 2045-4147
DOI	10.1177/10298649100140S208
Schlagwörter	Empirische Methode; Forschung; Psychologie; Zuschauerverhalten; Forschung; Komposition; Musik; Psychologie; Publikum; Improvisation; Improvisation; Komposition; Musik; Musikpädagogik; Kulturelle Bildung; Wirkungsforschung; Publikum
Abstract	The generative processes (types) of composition and improvisation are often claimed to differ from each other with respect to complexity, spontaneity, and listener expectation. While this conceptual difference might be tenable, it is unclear whether it has an empirical perceptual basis. In a listening experiment with three contrasting pieces - classical (Mozart), romantic (Scriabin), and free jazz (Rissi) - we compared composed and non-composed musical stimuli. 102 experts rated six one-minute excerpts using the scales "spontaneous/improvised" and "coherent/rehearsed". The ratings were of acceptable, though moderate, reliability, and the listeners reacted markedly differently to the three styles. However, the effect of generative type was either non-significant (Mozart, Scriabin) or caused by performative aspects for the free jazz piece (Rissi). This lack of clear evidence for perceiving the two generative types is in line with other research showing divergence between theoretical concepts and their perceptual salience.
Erfasst von	Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Institut für Pädagogik, Lehrstuhl II
Update	2016/2