Professor Martin Clayton martin.clayton@durham.ac.uk
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Aksak Patterns and Entrained Interaction in Transylvanian Village Music
Clayton, Martin
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Abstract
In this response to Filippo Bonini Baraldi, Emmanuel Bigand and Thierry Pozzo’s article ‘Measuring aksak rhythm and synchronization in Transylvanian village music by using motion capture’, I present supplementary analyses of (a) the ratio between Short and Long beats, and (b) the entrainment between the two musicians in the motion capture recordings. The main findings reported are: the mean S:L ratio is close to 1:√2, although there is some evidence for the role of 2:3 as an attractor ratio; the distribution of S:L ratios and other measures vary depending on whether the period is taken as S+L or L+S; and the S:L ratio varies with tempo. Since the viola part is much less variable than the violin part, the former should be taken as a reference; the violinist tends to play ahead of the beat articulated by the violist, significantly so except for the Short beat in one recording (Duo 14), in which the musicians exhibit a form of soft entrainment, alternating between small and large phase differences.
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Clayton, M. (2016). Aksak Patterns and Entrained Interaction in Transylvanian Village Music. Empirical Musicology Review, 10(4), 292-301. https://doi.org/10.18061/emr.v10i4.4886
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 10, 2015 |
Publication Date | Jan 1, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Dec 22, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 20, 2016 |
Journal | Empirical Musicology Review |
Publisher | The Ohio State University |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 10 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 292-301 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.18061/emr.v10i4.4886 |
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