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Jazz 101 Style
Third Stream
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"Third-Stream" is a term coined by the European-trained
composer and conductor Gunther Schuller in 1957 in an effort to characterize an
approach to music that combines the rich textures and complex tonalities of
classical
music with the rhythmic drive and improvisational freedom of jazz, joining these
two
mainstreams to form a "third stream." Improvisation is the key element that
separates
third-stream music from the symphonic jazz movement pioneered by Paul Whiteman's
Orchestra in the 1920s. As with all jazz terminology, the definition of
third-stream
music has broadened over the years. Pianist and composer Ran Blake, for example,
widened its scope by fusing classical elements with various folk and ethnic
music
sources, such as traditional Armenian and Hindu music. Other significant
contributors to third-stream music include Gunther Schuller himself, Anthony Davis,
and Andre Hodeir.
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Traditional
