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Item Discord suite for jazz orchestra(2003-05) White, Paul Greggers; Hellmer, Jeffrey L.; Lawn, RichardDiscord Suite is a three-movement composition for Jazz Orchestra. The first movement was freely composed in an effort to capture spontaneous aspects of jazz music. Movements two and three were composed based on pre-existing harmonies that go beyond tertian constructions through added upper structure tones, and a contrafaction and variations from a pre-existing composition’s melody. Through the use of these three different compositional techniques the creation of this multi-movement composition is both logical and expressive within the jazz genre. Movement I, “Discord” was written using a free compositional technique. In order to ensure the random aspects desired for this composition, a non-pianist sat at the piano blindfolded and placed his hands on the keyboard to create chords and rhythms in no particular order. Movement II, “Resolution” was composed using harmonic inspirations from Thad Jones’ composition Kids Are Pretty People. These elements were altered and rearranged to create the harmonic progression for “Resolution”, which ended up quite different from Thad Jones’ harmonies. Movement III, “Towards The Front” was composed emphasizing melodic variation approach to composition. Melodic material was borrowed from an existing Michael Brecker composition entitled “Outrance”, from his 1999 album Time is of The Essence. While the pitch material, syncopations, and intervals of the melody of “Outrance” were retained, contours and pitches were varied to create the melody for “Towards The Front”.Item Holiday in reality : a suite for jazz chamber ensemble in five movements(2008) Renter, David Alan; Mills, John, saxophonistHoliday in Reality is a five-movement suite for jazz chamber ensemble utilizing strings, brass, woodwinds and jazz rhythm section that provide a context for interplay with the tenor saxophone. The intent was to compose a series of musical vignettes exploring some of the possibilities of integrating jazz and classical idioms, with the goal of fusing these genres into a unified whole. The title Holiday in Reality is the name of a poem written by American poet Wallace Stevens. In this poem, Stevens depicts the interaction between the mind and imagination as a series of spontaneous events. When viewed within a creative context, his viewpoint of mind and imagination are well suited to inspire music composition and improvisation. The analysis of this suite provides a general descriptive overview of the form, harmony, and thematic development in each movement, offering a look into the rationale behind the music's architecture.