Follow the beat? Understanding conducting gestures from video

Andrea Salgian, Micheal Pfirrmann, Teresa M. Nakra

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Abstract

In this paper we present a vision system that analyzes the gestures of a noted conductor conducting a real orchestra, a different approach from previous work that allowed users to conduct virtual orchestras with prerecorded scores. We use a low-resolution video sequence of a live performance of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and we track the conductor's right hand. The tracker output is lined up with the output of an audio beat tracker run on the same sequence. The resulting analysis has numerous implications for the understanding of musical expression and gesture.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Visual Computing - Third International Symposium, ISVC 2007, Proceedings
Pages414-423
Number of pages10
EditionPART 1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Event3rd International Symposium on Visual Computing, ISVC 2007 - Lake Tahoe, NV, United States
Duration: 26 Nov 200728 Nov 2007

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 1
Volume4841 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference3rd International Symposium on Visual Computing, ISVC 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLake Tahoe, NV
Period26/11/0728/11/07

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