Composición de un tema en el género jazz basado en los recursos musicales del tema “Moonlight serenade” de Glen Miller.

Abstract

The purpose of this research is the creation of a completely new song, using the harmonic, melodic, rhythmic and orchestral resources of the song "Moonlight Serenade" by the American composer Glenn Miller. The author identified and later analyzed the elements to be used in the creation of the theme “Project Moon”. The research methodology has a qualitative approach, descriptive and experimental scope. This methodology provided the resources for the entire compositional process since it meets the objective of applying the musical resources obtained from the composer Glenn Miller. The data collection instruments were: analysis of documents such as thesis for Big band arrangements, books, documentaries; Audio and video recordings; score analysis and transcription of musical works. The entire research process served to create the theme "Project Moon", which is why this proposal will serve as a starting point for all musicians in general who wish to put into practice the different harmonic resources of traditional orchestration.