
Theodor Adorno’s ”On Jazz”
Theory & Philosophy
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The Art of Composing Jaz Music
Jaz music is essentially a kind of dance music with modern intonations or with modern flares. Adorno says that despite this claim, or this illusion of being a free it is still guided by some fundamental logics of musical composition. The notes that are played on top of any underlying chords will be tethered to patterns in some way or other.
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