Third stream



[Eng.]


A style of jazz music that synthesizes characteristics and techniques of classical music and jazz. The term "third stream" was coined by Gunther Schuller.


SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLE:

Baker: Sonata for Cello and Piano (1973), II
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 52

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