A Comparative Analysis of Allan Holdswoth and Jonathan Kreisberg Improvisation on Countdown

Abstract

This research presents a comparative analysis of Allan Holdsworth and Jonathan Kreisberg improvisation on "countdown", the song composed by John Coltrance. There are three main topics which are Set 3 note, harmony technical with other important music elements are focused in this research.
In 3 note of Prime group, the research showed that Holdsworth used Set form (013) and (025) to improvise frequently differ from Kreisberg who used Set (036) and (037) which has a similar characteristics to the triad note group. In addition, the researchers found large Set (024) of the improvisation of Holdsworth and Kriseberg which is similar to the first 3 group note on major scale as (C-D-E) or (D-E-F#). About the harmony, it was found only in the improvisation of Kriesberg which is often seen in the quarter harmony and extended chord. Other issues that are presented in this research will be focused on the technique and sound for guitar. Since that Holdsworth played with slur technical Combined with distortion effects on the contrary to Kriseberg. He used alternate picking and note-chord-note. While the sound of the guitar of Kriesberg is clean sound.