The Process of Musical Creation

Interviews with Eight Composers

Dados Bibliográficos

ID10202166
AutoresS N BENNETT (0000-0003-0649-7372, University of Maryland, College Park, autor correspondente), Stan Bennett (Institute for Child Study, University of Maryland, College Park)
Ano1976
Volume24
Fascículo1
Páginas3-13
Data de publicação1976-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Research in Music Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-4294 • E-ISSN: 1945-0095
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/3345061
OpenAlexW2086454739
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9

The process of musical creation was investigated through a series of semistructured interviews with eight professional composers of classical music. For these eight composers, 12.1 years was the average chronological age when they composed their first work. For the majority of composers, the first composition was a song or melody. The composing process frequently involved first discovering a “germinal idea.” A brief sketch of the germinal idea was often recorded, followed by a first draft of the work, elaboration and refinement of the first draft, and then completion of the final draft and copying of the score. Compositional activity seems to occur most frequently in association with feelings of tranquility, security, and relaxation. Suggestions are presented for future research on the act of musical creation

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