George E. Lewis and Benjamin Piekut - The Oxford Handbook of Critical Improvisation Studies: Volume 1

Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the Universitys objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and certain other countries.

Published in the United States of America by Oxford University Press

198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States of America.

Oxford University Press 2016

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by license, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reproduction rights organization. Inquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above.

You must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Lewis, George E., 1952 editor. | Piekut, Benjamin, 1975 editor.

Title: The Oxford handbook of critical improvisation studies / edited by George E. Lewis and Benjamin Piekut

Description: New York : Oxford University Press, 2016. | Series: Oxford handbooks | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015041014 | ISBN 9780195370935 (hardcover, vol. 1 : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780199892921 (hardcover, vol. 2 : alk. paper) | eISBN 9780190627966

Subjects: LCSH: Improvisation (Music) | Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)

Classification: LCC MT68 .O97 2016 | DDC 001dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015041014

This Handbookis dedicated to the memory of Derek Bailey (19302005), Jeff Pressing (19462002), and Marvin Minsky (19272016).

G EORGE E. L EWIS AND B ENJAMIN P IEKUT

R OGER T. D EAN AND F REYA B AILES

A ARON L. B ERKOWITZ

V IJAY I YER

D AVID B ORGO

T RACY M C M ULLEN

F RED M OTEN

M ICHAEL G ALLOPE

Y VES C ITTON

D AVIDE S PARTI

A LEXANDRE P IERREPONT

S USAN L EIGH F OSTER

T IMOTHY H AMPTON

A NGELA