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On Lefebvre
Rhythm as a method of analysis, Lefebvre’s definition on rhythm and the connection between rhythm and the city. -
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Playing with Rhythms
The rhythm analysis can be performed by using many different methods, in various urban areas or non-urban contexts, and by different actors. -
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Richard Sennet, The Craftsman: Chapter 8: Resistance and Ambiguity
Good jazz improvisation follows rules of economy; variations pick out an element to explore, otherwise they lose focus; the harmonic reversals are disciplined by what came before. Above all, the jazz musician has to select elements for his or her own instrument that someone playing a different instrument can respond to. A successful improvisation will avoid sounding like the equivalent of a…
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