Publication Date
11-2023
Document Type
Bibliography
Organizational Units
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Lamont School of Music, Musicology and Ethnomusicology
Keywords
J Dilla, Maurice Ravel, Orchestration, Arrangement, Hip-hop
Abstract
This paper explores the parallels between Classical orchestration techniques and Hip- Hop production. Using the works of producer/composer J Dilla and composer/orchestrator Maurice Ravel, the paper seeks to answer the question: How might Maurice Ravel’s orchestration and composition techniques have influenced, directly or indirectly, the production and composition techniques of J Dilla? Various recordings from across Dilla’s career, including selections from Fantastic, Vol. 2 and Donuts serve as a vehicle for looking at music from a technical and process perspective, attempting to put aside aesthetic conventions and analyses to allow vastly “different” musical idioms to be discussed together. Ravel’s work, including Boléro, Le Tombeau de Couperin, and Jeau d’eau, is analysed more for his arrangement and orchestration techniques rather than thematic or melodic content.
Copyright Date
11-14-2023
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Rights Holder
Richard Tucker
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
4 pgs
File Size
112 KB
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Recommended Citation
Tucker, Richard, "“Workinonit”: How the Orchestration Techniques of Maurice Ravel Influenced the Production of J Dilla, and How Certain Musical Techniques Have Withstood Changes in Style and Genre" (2023). Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship. 173.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/musicology_student/173