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The Potpourri as Gateway Drug to Classical Music (Improvisation) (last edited: 2026)

Robert De Bree
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The research consists of three parts. Part 1 was devoted to learning to improvise in a 19th-century style, getting to grips with the Potpourri form and analysing historical examples, methods and descriptions. Part 2 focused on translating this research into a pedagogy that could function as a gateway for musicians to make their first steps in classical music improvisation, but also be a challenging approach for more experienced improvisers handling various improvisation techniques at once. Part 3 was devoted to realising a concert format where the Potpourri is a gateway for an audience into classical music, with interactive elements and musical elements that adapt in situ to the situation.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsimprovisation, music theory, Early music, 19th century music, education
date06/02/2026
last modified06/02/2026
statusin progress
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copyright2026 RdB
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
languageEnglish
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/4174876/4174877
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