Collaborative composition is an established method within music education, but it is a relatively rare phenomenon between composers of large-scale musical works. This research explores collaborative composition in a professional context and highlights the potential and value of its inclusion in specialist composition training at a tertiary level. The paper explores approaches, processes and outcomes arising from collaborative composition through reflection on a large-ensemble collaborative work, Interpolations, composed by participant-researchers’ Johannes Luebbers and Paul Williamson. The participant-researchers’ background as jazz improvisers emerged as a point of significance and was observed to fundamentally impact the collaborative process. Listening and signifying are identified by Monson as integral to the interactive exchanges between jazz improvisers, which extended into the collaborative composition process. This was given the term ‘Jazz Improvisers Collaborative Cycle’ (JICC), reflecting the tacit skills jazz improvisers bring to a collaborative relationship. The composers were struck by the refreshing and inspiring nature of working collaboratively, the unexpected and complementary ideas and materials, and the value of a constant sounding board that enabled them to formulate, develop and refine ideas. This project suggests collaborative composition as an alternative model that would be valuable for further exploration within education and professional communities.

合作作曲是音乐教育中的一种既定方法，但在大型音乐作品的作曲家之间却是一种比较少见的现象。本研究探讨了专业背景下的协作作文，并强调了将其纳入高等教育专业作文培训的潜力和价值。本文通过对由参与研究人员的 Johannes Luebbers 和 Paul Williamson 组成的大型协作工作 Interpolations 进行反思，探讨了协作组合产生的方法、过程和结果。参与研究人员作为爵士乐即兴演奏者的背景成为一个重要点，并被观察到从根本上影响协作过程。Monson 认为聆听和意指是爵士即兴演奏者之间互动交流的组成部分，并延伸到协作创作过程中。这被称为“爵士即兴演奏者协作周期”（JICC），反映了爵士即兴演奏者为合作关系带来的默契。作曲家们对协作工作的清新和鼓舞人心的性质、意想不到和互补的想法和材料，以及使他们能够制定、发展和完善想法的持续发声板的价值感到震惊。该项目建议将协作组合作为一种替代模式，这对于在教育和专业社区内的进一步探索是有价值的。这被称为“爵士即兴演奏者协作周期”（JICC），反映了爵士即兴演奏者为合作关系带来的默契。作曲家们对协作工作的清新和鼓舞人心的性质、意想不到和互补的想法和材料，以及使他们能够制定、发展和完善想法的持续发声板的价值感到震惊。该项目建议将协作组合作为一种替代模式，这对于在教育和专业社区内的进一步探索是有价值的。这被称为“爵士即兴演奏者协作周期”（JICC），反映了爵士即兴演奏者为合作关系带来的默契。作曲家们对协作工作的清新和鼓舞人心的性质、意想不到和互补的想法和材料，以及使他们能够制定、发展和完善想法的持续发声板的价值感到震惊。该项目建议将协作组合作为一种替代模式，这对于在教育和专业社区内的进一步探索是有价值的。以及使他们能够制定、发展和完善想法的持续发声板的价值。该项目建议将协作组合作为一种替代模式，这对于在教育和专业社区内的进一步探索是有价值的。以及使他们能够制定、发展和完善想法的持续发声板的价值。该项目建议将协作组合作为一种替代模式，这对于在教育和专业社区内的进一步探索是有价值的。