From Mozart to MIDI : A Rule System for Expressive Articulation

Tilo Hähnel

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

The propriety of articulation, especially of notes that lackannotations, is influenced by the origin of the particularmusic. This paper presents a rule system for articulationderived from late Baroque and early Classic treatises on performance. Expressive articulation, in this respect, is understood as a combination of alterable tone features like duration, loudness, and timbre. The model differentiates globalcharacteristics and local particularities, provides a generalframework for human-like music performances, and, therefore, serves as a basis for further and more complex rulesystems.

Citation:

Tilo Hähnel. 2010. From Mozart to MIDI : A Rule System for Expressive Articulation. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1177787

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Hahnel2010,
 abstract = {The propriety of articulation, especially of notes that lackannotations, is influenced by the origin of the particularmusic. This paper presents a rule system for articulationderived from late Baroque and early Classic treatises on performance. Expressive articulation, in this respect, is understood as a combination of alterable tone features like duration, loudness, and timbre. The model differentiates globalcharacteristics and local particularities, provides a generalframework for human-like music performances, and, therefore, serves as a basis for further and more complex rulesystems.},
 address = {Sydney, Australia},
 author = {H\''{a}hnel, Tilo},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1177787},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {Articulation, Historically Informed Performance, Expres- sive Performance, Synthetic Performance},
 pages = {72--75},
 title = {From Mozart to {MIDI} : A Rule System for Expressive Articulation},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2010/nime2010_072.pdf},
 year = {2010}
}