Karst de Jong studied classical piano and music theory at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague. Initially, he taught at the conservatories of Amsterdam and The Hague. From 2003 he was appointed as professor of composition techniques and improvisation at the ESMUC (Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya) in Barcelona. His current research focusses on the spontaneous choice of harmony in tonal improvisation. His ongoing collaborative research with Thomas Noll tries to find meaningful interpretations of the patterns of the fundamental bass in tonal music, resulting -among others- in the Arrow Symbol language and the so-called Functional Modes. Karst de Jong released two CDs with piano-solo improvisations, Improdisiac I & II. He currently lives in Barcelona.
Contact : karstdj@gmail.com
Séance précomposée - Ways of Organizing the Inventory: In Search of a Systematic Ordering of Voice-leading Schemata 10.H.5 : Waltz for Debby: Nested Structural Modes and Prolongation
