Date of Award
Spring 5-9-2020
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Music
Department
School of Music
First Advisor
Dr. Stephen Lias
Second Advisor
Dr. Courtney Carney
Third Advisor
Dr. Gregory Grabowski
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Jamie Weaver
Abstract
All composers internalize the musical ideas of other composers and infuse them into their own original work. But the fear of being labeled “derivative” causes most composers to shy away from talking about these influences openly and directly. In Austin Kleon’s book, Steal Like an Artist, he faces the issues of influence and imitation in a deliberately self-aware fashion. The principal objective of this thesis will be to internalize the musical ideas of other composers and infuse them into an original musical work of my own, entitled Kyros. By articulating the exact way in which I am using the work of others, I will be demonstrating one of the most important and vulnerable acts in the creative process, which is attempting to create something unique, and serving as a real- world illustration of the concepts espoused in Kleon’s book.
Repository Citation
Schulze, Dustin, "CREATIVITY AND THE EVOLUTION OF MUSICAL IDEAS: PUTTING THE CREATIVE PRINCIPLES OF AUSTIN KLEON TO WORK" (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 290.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/290
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