Creación de dos temas de jazz basados en las obras “Milestones” y “Dr. Jekyll” del álbum Milestones de Miles Davis.

Abstract

The purpose of this investigation was contributed to the modal jazz scene. It was used a methodology with qualitative focus, descriptive and experimental scope. The data recollection instruments were: analysis of documents like books and scientific magazines, audio recordings and analysis of music sheets. The results of this university degree work said that Miles Davis uses rhythm density, phases and motives, scales and step-skip-leap on both songs. The composer from the melodic, harmonic and rhythmic elements of jazz and modal jazz that were considered made a composition and musical arrangements from the songs “Golden Star” and “Fish”. At the end of the investigation and composition process it was shown that Davis had musical academy studies and was not a street musician.