Distributed Creativity

• Other Authors: Clarke, Eric F (Editor), Doffman, Mark (Editor)
• Format: Musical Score Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2018; ©2017
• Series: Studies in musical performances as creative practice v. 2
• Subjects: Composition; Improvisation
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 Creative practice in music takes place in a distributed and interactive manner embracing the activities of composers, performers and improvisers-despite the sharp division of labour between these roles that traditional concert culture often presents. Two distinctive features of contemporary music are the greater incorporation of improvisation and the development of integrated and collaborative working practices between composers and performers. By blurring the distinction between composition and performance, improvisation and collaboration provide important perspectives on the distributed creative processes that play a central role in much contemporary concert music. This volume explores how collaboration and improvisation enable and constrain these creative processes.