Abstract

The essay is an analysis by William Benckert where he defines and discusses the musical tools of expression he used when performing and composing music for his exam concert. Most of the compositions were created with strong influences from the Swedish jazz pianist ”Esbjörn Svensson”, therefore many of the musical concepts and tools discussed are ones that William associates with Svensson’s music. 

In the essay he compares what tools of expression he used for particular pieces and which tools he used across multiple pieces. The musical aspects he analyses are the music’s harmonic content, rhythmics, melodics, form and overall emotion. The question he tries to answer is ”Which central tools of musical expression were used for specific songs and which were used across multiple songs, and how were these tools actually put to use in context?”. 

In the conclusion he discusses how he will bring these tools of expression into his artistic process in the future. He also discusses what lessons he learned from his analysis.