Linear Basis Models for Prediction and Analysis of Musical Expression
Maarten Grachten, Gerhard Widmer · Journal of New Music Research · 2012
The quest for understanding how pianists interpret notated music to turn it into a lively musical experience, has led to numerous models of musical expression. Several models exist that explain expressive variations over the course of a performance, for example in terms of phrase structure, or musical accent. Often however expressive markings are written explicitly in the score to guide performers. We present a modelling framework for musical expression that is especially suited to model the influence of such markings, along with any other information from the musical score. In two separate experiments, we demonstrate the modelling framework for both predictive and explanatory modelling. Together with the results of these experiments, we discuss our perspective on computational modelling of musical expression in relation to musical creativity.