L’élaboration d’un langage musical basé sur la musique traditionnelle québécoise et influencé par les musiques savantes
This work explains and elaborates the artistic approach of a composer that works primarily with traditional Quebec music and wishes to give momentum to his work by inspiring himself with the jazz and classical idiom. It is divided in three chapters in which pieces of the traditional repertoire and of the classical and jazz repertoires are analyzed in detail. The first chapter describes works of Joseph Allard, Louis « Pitou » Boudreault, Jos Bouchard, and Aimé Gagnon and aims at defining some stylistic elements specific to Quebec's traditional style. The second chapter addresses the pieces Stolen Moments by Oliver Nelson and Waltz for Debby by Bill Evans and explores a jazz in balance between conservatism and innovation. The third chapter deals with original approaches to modality through the analysis of two musical pieces rich in variations: Pagodes by Claude Debussy and Ostinato by Béla Bartók. The fourth chapter presents my own creative process.
Composition Reel Jazz Folklore Moderne Creative process Folk Traditional music Quebec Analysis Classical Bill Evans Bélà Bartók Claude Debussy Oliver Nelson Louis Boudreault Jos Bouchard Aimé Gagnon Joseph Allard