In his interdisciplinary study Mooiman argues that in the context of Western Art Music, improvisation is not to be seen as a quasi-autonomous skill or art form, but as an aspect of music-making in general. Mooiman offers a ‘panorama’ of nineteenth-century styles and situations of music-making that together sketch a picture of improvisatory aspects of nineteenth-century music. Mooiman, A.: An Improvisatory Approach to Nineteenth-Century Music (diss., unpublished). Leiden, 2021. Open access: https://hdl.handle.net/1887/3247235The dissertation refers to a large number of historical recordings that are accessible here. The examples are numbered as follows: [chapter number].[section number] #[reference number]. Thus the code 7.2 #3 refers to the third audio file in chapter 7, section 3. All media examples are clearly indicated in the text of the book.

Date Submitted: 2021-11-19