Um modelo narrativo em três versões de “My Favorite  Things” por Jonathan Kreisberg

Rafael Gonçalves

doi:10.33871/vortex.2025.13.9849

Authors

Rafael Gonçalves ` https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9175-3715

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33871/vortex.2025.13.9849

Keywords:

Theory of Musical Narrative, Jonathan Kreisberg, solo guitar, musical improvisation, storytelling

Abstract

This work analyzes three solo guitar performances by Jonathan Kreisberg of My Favorite Things, using Byron Almén's narrativity theory (2008) and ideas from the field of Storytelling. The audiovisual material and transcriptions are examined, focusing on phonographic data, melodic and harmonic vocabulary, and other aspects. The comparison focuses on the improvisation of the album version ONE (2013), interpreting its discourse as a conflict between two sets of isotopies (melodic lines and homophonic regions), which results in a comic archetype narrative. The study concludes that in all three versions Kreisberg follows an established narrative model that allows room for spontaneity. This model features an arranged exposition of the theme, a narrative conflict between isotopies, a convex arc in the improvisations, recurring support points, and notable variation in the melodic vocabulary, highlighting the complexity and sophistication of the performer’s artistic work.

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Author Biography

Rafael Gonçalves, `

Rafael Gonçalves is a Brazilian guitarist and performer, teacher, and researcher. He holds a PhD in Music from UNIRIO, a Master of Arts, and a degree in Guitar from UFJF. He is pursuing a postdoctoral degree in Music at UNESPAR. His research focuses on analysis, improvisation, and performance in instrumental popular music, with an emphasis on storytelling, narrativity, and solo guitar performance. He has performed concerts in Brazil, Portugal, and the United States, and has published at academic events in Brazil and abroad. He released the albums Entre Amigos (2015) and Ao Vivo no Savassi Festival (Live at the Savassi Festival) (2022). He is currently a professor at the Pernambuco Conservatory of Music.

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