Timing synchronization in string quartet performance: a preliminary study

Marchini, Marco, 1984-; Papiotis, Panagiotis, 1985-; Maestre Gómez, Esteban

Timing synchronization in string quartet performance: a preliminary study

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Marchini M, Papiotis P, Maestre E. Timing synchronization in string quartet performance: a preliminary study. In: Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Computer Music Modeling and Retrieval (CMMR 2012); 2012 June 19-22; London, UK. [London: University of London, 2013]. p. 177-185.

Abstract

This work presents a preliminary study of timing synchronization/nphenomena in string quartet performance. Accurate timing information/nextracted from real recordings is used to compare timing deviations/nin solo and ensemble performance when executing a simple musical/npassage. Multi-modal data is acquired from real performance and/nprocessed towards obtaining note-level segmentation of recorded performances./nFrom such segmentation, a series of timing deviation analyses/nare carried out at two different temporal levels, focusing on the exploration/nof significant differences between solo and ensemble performances./nThis paper briefly introduces, via an initial exploratory study, the experimental/nframework on which further, more complete analyses are to be/ncarried out with the aim of observing and describing certain synchronization/nphenomena taking place in ensemble music making.