Week 15 (30 Apr 2003): Expression and Interpretation

1. Student summaries of the class.
   
   
2. "The Communication of Musical Expression"
   by Roger A. Kendall and Edward C. Carterette (1990).
   Music Perception Vol.8 No.2, pp.129-164.

   ( Presentation by Erdem Unal -- PPT )
   
   

3. "On the Relationship of Analytical Theory to Performance and Interpretation."
   by E. Narmour (1988). In Explorations in Music, the Arts, and Ideas.
   E. Narmour and R.A.Solie (eds). Stuyvesant, New York, Pendragon, pp.317-40.

   ( Presentation by Arpi Mardirossian -- PPT )
   
   

4. "Anatomy of a performance: Sources of musical expression."
   by C. Palmer (1996). Music Perception Vol.13 No.3, pp.433-453.

   ( Presentation by Xumei Tan -- PPT )
   
   

5. Relevant Links...
   
   
   • Rencon (performance RENdering piano CONtest) Project: Background
   • Austrian Research Institute for AI: AI Models of Musical Expression
   • Nijmegen & Amsterdam's Music, Mind and Machine Group: Expression research
   • KTH Music Acoustics Group: Research Topics

Posted 29 Apr 2003.