Synthesizing Expressive Music Through the Language of Conducting
Title:
Synthesizing Expressive Music Through the Language of Conducting
Author:
Nakra, Teresa Marrin
Appeared in:
Journal of new music research
Paging:
Volume 31 (2002) nr. 1 pages 11-26
Year:
2002-03
Contents:
This article presents several novel methods that have been developed to interpret and synthesize music to accompany conducting gestures. The central technology used in this project is the Conductor's Jacket , a sensor interface that gathers its wearer's gestures and physiology. A bank of software filters extracts numerous features from the sensor signals; these features then generate real-time expressive effects by shaping the note onsets, tempos, articulations, dynamics, and note lengths in a musical score. The result is a flexible, expressive, real-time musical response. This article features the Conductor's Jacket software system and describes in detail its architecture, algorithms, implementation issues, and resulting musical compositions.
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