“How do musical accents induce emotions?”.

34 Pages·2011·2.56 MB·English

EUROMAC 2011 – VII European Music Analysis Conference,
Rome, Italy, September 29 – October 2, 2011
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emotions?
Music theory meets music psychology
Erica Bisesi & Richard Parncutt
Expressive piano performance
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Music performance research involves
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music theory and analysis
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systematic musicology: acoustics, information sciences,
psychology
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music performance studies in humanities and education
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Our aim:
understand expressive timing and dynamics by
– measuring timing and dynamics in excellent performances
– developing theories about timing and dynamics
– implementing these theories in a computer algorithm
– generating and evaluating automatic performances
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Expressive piano performance
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Analysis of timing and dynamics:
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Bruno Repp, Eric Clarke, Caroline Palmer
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Kinematic models:
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Perceptual models:
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Ed Large, Henkjan Honing, Caroline Drake
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Historical context:
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Nicholas Cook
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Expressive piano performance
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Our project
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Our aim is to explore the complex relationship between
musical expression (as perceived by listeners and performers)
and corresponding physical parameters (such as timing and
dynamics).
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et al., 2006) in a new direction, incorporating the Parncutt’s
theory of accents (Parncutt, 2003) into the previous set of
rules.
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Our approach is highly interdisciplinary, in the sense that we
regard the sciences, humanities and musical practice as
equally important.
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What is an “accent”?
What accents do:
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attract attention of listener
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give a feel for what is important
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clarify structure
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facilitate musical communication
A broad definition (Parncutt, 2003):
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immanent (in the score):
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metrical, grouping, melodic, harmonic
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performed (in the sound):
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dynamic, durational, articulatory, timbral
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What is an “accent”?
What accents do:
(cid:1)
attract attention of listener
(cid:1)
give a feel for what is important
(cid:1)
clarify structure
(cid:1)
facilitate musical communication
A broad definition (Parncutt, 2003):
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immanent (in the score):
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metrical, grouping, melodic, harmonic
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performed (in the sound):
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dynamic, durational, articulatory, timbral
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Music theory and analysis
An accent-based approach to
music analysis
( Bisesi, E. & Parncutt, R. (2010). Poster presented at Kreativität, Struktur und Emotion - Kongress
der Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie Hochschule für Musik, Würzburg, Germany, 7-10 October 2010 )
Q: What do listeners perceive in the structure of a piece of music
(i.e. not loudness, timbre, meaning)?
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a) segmentation (hierarchical)
b) accents (salient events)
Q: How can we best describe that?
A: Ask a group of expert listeners!
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Musical theory and analysis
Our analysis produced
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SEGMENTATION
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start and end of phrases
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hierarchical level of phrasing
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ACCENTS
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(cid:2) their kind (melodic, harmonic, metric, grouping)
(cid:2) their salience
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their range of action
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