Philosophy Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2015
Publication Source
Philosophy Compass
Abstract
This article focuses primarily on improvisation in the arts as discussed in philosophical aesthetics, supplemented with accounts of improvisational practice by arts theorists and educators. It begins with an overview of the term improvisation, first as it is used in general and then as it is used to describe particular products and practices in the individual arts. From here, questions and challenges that improvisation raises for the traditional work-of-art concept, the type-token distinction and the appreciation and evaluation of the arts will be explored. This article concludes with the suggestion that further research and discussion on improvisation in the arts is needed, particularly in the areas of non-jazz improvisation.
Inclusive pages
573–582
ISBN/ISSN
1747-9991
Document Version
Postprint
Copyright
Copyright © 2015, Aili W. Bresnahan and Philosophy Compass.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Volume
10
Issue
9
Place of Publication
Hoboken, NJ
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Bresnahan, Aili W., "Improvisation in the Arts" (2015). Philosophy Faculty Publications. 7.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/phl_fac_pub/7
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