Rules for Expression in the Performance of Melodies

W. F. Thompson; J. Sundberg; A. Friberg; L. Frydén

doi:10.1177/0305735689171006

Rules for Expression in the Performance of Melodies

W. F. Thompson, J. Sundberg, A. Friberg, L. Frydén

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Abstract

Starting from a text-to-speech conversion programme (Carlson and Gran- strom, 1975), a note-to-tone conversion programme has been developed (Sundberg and Fryden, 1985). It works with a set of ordered rules affecting the performance of melodies written into the computer. Depending on the musical context, each of these rules manipulates various tone parameters, such as intensity level, fundamental frequency, and duration. In the present study the musical effect of nine rules is tested. Ten melodies were played under several rule-implementation conditions, and musically trained listeners rated the musical quality of each performance. The results support the assumption that the musical quality of performances is improved by applying rules.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	63-82
Number of pages	20
Journal	Psychology of Music
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735689171006
Publication status	Published - 1989
Externally published	Yes

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