ICOMPA
International Conference on Music Performance Analysis
Lucerne, July 1&2, 2009
International Conference on Music Performance Analysis
Lucerne, July 1&2, 2009
The International Conference on Music Performance Analysis (ICOMPA) was organized by Lucerne School of Music and consisted of two symposia:
Symposium 1: Five perspectives on "Body and Soul"
Wednesday, July 1, 2009"Body and Soul" (1930) is famed to be the most recorded American popular song of all time: In 1980, Gary Giddins counted nearly 3000 recorded versions of the song, and the three decades since then have added considerably to this impressive number. The attraction of this intricate melody with its harmonically surprising bridge doesn’t seem to fade away. The papers of the symposium analyse recorded performances of the tune; they describe individual responses of musicians and singers to the composition, the lyrics and to earlier renditions of "Body and Soul".
Symposium 2: Methods of music performance analysis
Thursday, July 2, 2009The analysis of music performance is a relatively new field in music research, and the methods of analysis are still in an experimental stage. The papers of this symposium present innovative analytical procedures and demonstrate the scope and limit of these methods by applying them to concrete musical examples of different styles.
Detailed programme ( download as pdf)
ICOMPA 2009 took place during the annual meeting of the International Association of Schools of Jazz in Lucerne. The proceedings will be published in 2010 at Chronos Verlag Zürich.
Detailed programme ( download as pdf)
ICOMPA 2009 took place during the annual meeting of the International Association of Schools of Jazz in Lucerne. The proceedings will be published in 2010 at Chronos Verlag Zürich.
