The Spanish version of this work will be published in the next edition of Sonic Ideas by the CMMAS, in Morelia, Mexico. Check it out!

Abstract

The present work is based on the hypothesis that the improvisational style of saxophonist Charlie Parker is condensed in the first chorus of his solo in his tune Confirmation. In order to verify this initial question, the study proposes a series of probabilistic analysis from the solo that are integrated in an algorithm in SuperCollider as a Markov chain of the first order.

Contact me if you want the full version of the paper. This research was presented at the North American Saxophone Alliance Conference in Minot State University in April.

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