O trabalho consiste na reflexão sobre a produção composicional estruturada em processos de hibridação, e a aplicação deste conceito à elaboração de uma peça para a formação instrumental de banda sinfônica, onde se promove a confluência entre gêneros e técnicas de linguagens distintas. Partindo sobre os princípios que emolduraram o conceito Third Stream de fusão entre o jazz com a música erudita, verificamos as possibilidades de ampliação dessa proposta agregando também elementos da música popular brasileira, e de acordo com os rumos tomados, conferimos alguns trabalhos que se assemelham ao dessa dissertação, no que concerne ao procedimento de hibridismo, mostrando fortes relações com as características da produção musical pós-moderna. / The work consists of the reflection about the compositional production structured on hybrid processes, and the use of this concept to the development of a piece for instrumental concert band, which promotes the confluence between genres and techniques of distinct languages. Starting with the principles that framed the Third Stream concept of the fusion between jazz and classical music, we verify the possibilities of the enlargement of this proposal aggregating elements of Brazilian music, and in accordance with the direction taken, we found some works that resemble the piece of this dissertation, in relation to hybrid procedures, showing strong relationships with the characteristics of post-modern musical production.

O trabalho consiste na reflexão sobre a produção composicional estruturada em processos de hibridação, e a aplicação deste conceito à elaboração de uma peça para a formação instrumental de banda sinfônica, onde se promove a confluência entre gêneros e técnicas de linguagens distintas. Partindo sobre os princípios que emolduraram o conceito Third Stream de fusão entre o jazz com a música erudita, verificamos as possibilidades de ampliação dessa proposta agregando também elementos da música popular brasileira, e de acordo com os rumos tomados, conferimos alguns trabalhos que se assemelham ao dessa dissertação, no que concerne ao procedimento de hibridismo, mostrando fortes relações com as características da produção musical pós-moderna. / The work consists of the reflection about the compositional production structured on hybrid processes, and the use of this concept to the development of a piece for instrumental concert band, which promotes the confluence between genres and techniques of distinct languages. Starting with the principles that framed the Third Stream concept of the fusion between jazz and classical music, we verify the possibilities of the enlargement of this proposal aggregating elements of Brazilian music, and in accordance with the direction taken, we found some works that resemble the piece of this dissertation, in relation to hybrid procedures, showing strong relationships with the characteristics of post-modern musical production.

In a public lecture given by Gunther Schuller in 1957, the term 'third stream music' was suggested as a way of describing the combination of 'first stream music' (Western classical) and 'second stream music' (American jazz) within a musical work. 'Third stream' was proposed as a term to denote the fusion of

AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF José E. Guzmán Borrero, for the Master of Music degree in Music Theory and Composition, presented on April 8, 2016, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: ISOCHRONAL: A SUITE FOR JAZZ ORCHESTRA MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Christopher Walczak The suite is a three movement composition for jazz orchestra in which I integrate contemporary compositional methods with the harmonic idioms of the jazz genre. The first movement, “Flight,” takes a minimalist (ca. 1970-1990) approach through the beginning of the piece, then incorporates a development section reminiscent of music from the Classical period with the use of two and three voice counterpoint. Followed by a traditional jazz solo section. The second movement, “'Round Ten” is a ballad featuring the post-tonal compositional method of dodecaphony (ca. 1925-1950) in tandem with melodic and harmonic jazz expressions reminiscent of Thelonious Monk. My compositional use of tone rows is similar to the methods of Benjamin Britten and Alban Berg, who used the row as a compositional guideline or tool. This is unlike the initial use of the row by its founder, Arnold Schoenberg, which restricted the composer by the necessity of using all twelve pitches (with no emphasis on a tonal center) and using it in a predetermined order. The ballad section of the second movement is similar to Thelonious Monk's music in its use of non-harmonic tones and sharp dissonances mixed with a repetitive melodic contour. The third and final movement, “Lights Out!” is an up-tempo piece that uses the dense harmonies reminiscent of Don Menza and Thad Jones’ arrangements. The harmonic structure of the piece is from the modal jazz period of the 1960s in which composers pushed the boundaries of the typical 32-bar song format. The melodic material in this movement includes material from the two previous movements.

Gunther Schuller is credited with coining the term Third Stream, meaning compositions where twentieth-century art music forms exist simultaneously with jazz. Furthermore, Schuller specifically states in the liner notes to the debut recording of Eine Kleine Posaunenmusik "The work is not a Third Stream piece." Yet the concerto alludes to jazz through a multitude of slide glissandi and plunger mute effects, Solotone mute passages, specific references to the jazz trombone styles of Tommy Dorsey and Lawrence Brown, musical quoting or indirect reference, and the use of a walking bass line in Movement V, Finale. What makes one piece Third Stream and another simply a modern composition with jazz implications? Is Third Stream primarily a compositional designation or a performance practice stipulation? How does a celebrated trombone soloist inspire and collaborate with a distinguished composer in the creation of a major work? The somewhat conspicuous title, Eine Kleine Posaunenmusik, seems to point towards Mozart's famous string serenade Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. What connection to Mozart, if any, does Schuller's title suggest? All of these questions are elucidated in this study through careful investigation and research of Gunther Schuller's Eine Kleine Posaunenmusik. New interviews with John Swallow and Gunther Schuller are included.

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Artie Shaw's Interlude in B-flat is unknown to many in the classical clarinet world and remains unperformed by clarinetists, despite its historical importance as one of the earliest Third Stream compositions, the earliest composition of its type in the clarinet repertoire. This prompts the question, why? This document explores four possible reasons for the marginalization of Interlude in B-flat. First, Shaw's historical narrative typically places him within the jazz world and not the classical world. Classical clarinetists may assume a Shaw composition will require a jazz background and experience beyond their abilities, namely improvisation. Second, the instrumentation, string quartet plus jazz combo, is atypical, making it difficult to program. Third, jazz and classical educational worlds do not necessarily overlap or interact, and neither has taken ownership of this Third Stream composition. Lastly, manuscripts, recordings, and other materials for Interlude in B-flat are limited and not readily available. Because Artie Shaw is not only a significant American clarinetist but also an important composer within the Third Stream narrative, Interlude in B-flat should be known and performed. This project aimed to promote the understanding and accessibility of this important and unknown composition to the classical clarinet world by providing an accessible arrangement of the work for clarinet and piano.

This Master's thesis focuses on the specific features and phenomena in the Czech third stream in the 1960s. These specifics are identified, on the one hand, through the analysis of Karel Velebný's third streams compositions, but also through their comparison with third stream works by other Czech authors in the observed period. The resulting characteristic of the Czech third stream is then confronted with the third stream of an American author and ideological founder of this style movement, Gunther Schuller. The criterion for the inclusion of the analyzed compositions in this thesis was the presence of a certain avant-garde ambition, which, in this thesis, is understood as the use of dodecaphony or other New music compositional techniques in the context of jazz music. In the analysis, the thesis focuses on the way these compositional techniques were implemented into the structure of jazz music, but the author also observes which musical components are through this stylistic synthesis modified the most. Key words: Third stream, jazz, Karel Velebný, Pavel Blatný, Gunther Schuller

This thesis, titled ”Exploration in Art Music”, was conceived based on my curiosity to explore and compose music which combines the styles of jazz and Western classical music. Inspired by the Third Stream movement led by Gunther Schuller, which evolved in parallel with the 50’s avant-garde jazz scene, I have composed three musical pieces for a twelve-piece orchestra consisting of woodwinds, strings, and a jazz quartet. I’ve examined this work from the following two perspectives: As a composer – exploring ways to fuse the genres, observing contrasting idioms, and finding ways of opening up for improvisation when the music is otherwise through-composed. As a musician and bandleader – noticing how musicians from each of the two musical cultures approach and interpret written and improvised music. Throughout the project I have gotten a deeper insight into the culture of Western classical music, and this thesis observes and analyzes some of the differences and similarities, musically and performance-wise, between that and the jazz culture which I am originating from. / <p><strong>Framförd musik:</strong></p><p><em>Antmarch</em> - Erik Hasselfeldt</p><p><em>Midnatt i 1C307</em> - Erik Hasselfeldt</p><p><em>Akta dig för scootrar</em> - Erik Hasselfeldt</p><p><em>Louange á l’éternité de Jésus</em> - Olivier Messiaen</p><p><em>I stormens öga</em> - Erik Hasselfeldt</p><p><strong>Medverkande:</strong></p><p>Tvärflöjt – Tiitta Moilanen</p><p>Oboe – Sabina Scott</p><p>Bb Klarinett – Filippa Hedberg</p><p>Bb Klarinett &amp; basklarinett – Eskil Larsson</p><p>Fagott – Ciarán Hayes</p><p></p><p>Fiol – Maria Ikonen</p><p>Fiol – Vidar Karlsvärd</p><p>Cello – Elis Hakola</p><p></p><p>Sopran &amp; altsaxofon – Erik Hasselfeldt</p><p>Piano – Milos Lindegren</p><p>Kontrabas – Amanda Karström</p><p>Trummor – Filip Bällstav Öhman</p><p>Trumpet – Tumi Torfason</p>

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