Gestural communication : linking multimodal analysis of performance to perception of musical structure

Jennifer MacRitchie, Bryony Buck, Nicholas J. Bailey

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    Abstract

    ![CDATA[A two-tiered experiment was conducted to assess the communication of phrasing structure from performance nuance to audience perception. Nine solo piano performances of two selected Chopin preludes, comparable in musical structure and complexity, were recorded multi-modally through audio, MIDI, and the Vicon motion capture system. Analyses of performance parameters such as tempo, dynamics, and movement were then conducted with reference to the notated score. Videos of each performance were presented to observers with musical knowledge who used a slider to determine the shape of each musical phrase. Having previously been presented performances in visual only mode, participants were now presented the performances in three modalities: visual, audio, and audiovisual. Further to findings that occurrence of performance gestures correlated with notated and perceived phrase boundaries, multimodal analysis of performance parameters confirmed that performers conveyed musical structure as intended in auditory as well as visual elements of performance.]]
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the International Symposium on Performance Science 2009 (ISPS 2009): 15-18 December 2009, Auckland, New Zealand
    PublisherAssociation Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen (AEC)
    Pages585-590
    Number of pages6
    ISBN (Print)9789490306014
    Publication statusPublished - 2009
    EventInternational Symposium on Performance Science -
    Duration: 28 Aug 2013 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Symposium on Performance Science
    Period28/08/13 → …

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