Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective
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## Contents

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 The creation of music
  - 1.1 Composition and improvisation in the world's musics
  - 1.2 Different perspectives on the creation of music
  - 1.3 Studying unwritten musics
  - 1.4 Models and building blocks
  - 1.5 The limits of memory
  - 1.6 Summary
- 2 A performance of North Indian art music
  - 2.1 An introduction to khyal singing
  - 2.2 Notation
  - 2.3 Conclusion
- 3 A performance of Sundanese gamelan music
  - 3.1 An introduction to gamelan music
    - 3.1.1 Background information
  - 3.2 Parts of the gamelan salendro
  - 3.3 The musicians at work
  - 3.4 Variation
  - 3.5 Expansion and contraction of the piece: wilet
  - 3.6 Conclusion
- 4 Some final thoughts
  - 4.1 What is a composition?
  - 4.2 Summary: creating music
- Conclusion
- Keep on learning
- References
- Acknowledgements

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