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Title:
"Institute of Music University of Zielona Góra Presents Big Band Series"
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Subject and Keywords:
jazz ; big band ; composition ; arrangement ; music for big band ; conductor
Abstract:
The article is dedicated to new releases under the general title "Institute of Music University of Zielona Góra Presents Big Band Series", in the field of repertoire dedicated to big band jazz orchestras. The author presents a series of eight big band charts, which were published in 2018-2021 by the Publishing House of the University of Zielona Gora. ; They are the result of research at the Institute of Music as a part of the research topic "Music in contemporary culture and education", the scope of which includes, among others, issues related to the specificity of jazz music in terms of its performance, artistic concepts and creative tools, as well as education. ; The author discusses the publishing target of the project, makes a short description of individual titles, and highlights important performative and interpretative problems in the contemporary big band practice. It also emphasizes the importance of this publication in the context of the existing shortage of sheet music for big bands on the Polish market.
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Zielona Góra: Oficyna Wydawnicza Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego