Biblioteca de la Guitarra y Cuerda Pulsada

Jazz guitarist, Ben Mender's (b. 1962) musical background is one of improvisation, yet many of his original works are fully composed. With that contrast in mind, one can posit that his compositions were conceived in some part with a performative approach, suggesting a style of writing that blurs performance and composition. Through analysis of several of Mender's works, Oceana (2005), Double Sun (2005), Orbits (1996), and Windowpane (2000), I argue the necessity of exploring physical and idiomatic elements to form a detailed understanding of both the nature of a musical work, and a composer 's creative process.

Feakes, J. L. (2018). The guitar music of Ben Monder: a physicalistic analysis. https://doi.org/10.26182/5c32ca291daac

The guitar music of Ben Monder: a physicalistic analysis