Musical analysis of conducting gestures using methods from computer vision

Teresa Marrin Nakra, Andrea Salgian, Micheal Pfirrmann

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Abstract

We present technical interpretations of a noted conductor's gestures. These were enabled by Computer Vision techniques that tracked the position of the conductor's right hand from a video sequence. The output of the hand tracking system, when combined with beat and tempo data from the audio signal, provides many possibilities for analyzing the conductor's gestures and expressive techniques. We describe the stages of the video/audio processing, and present our analyses of the conductor's movements.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2009 International Computer Music Conference, ICMC 2009
PublisherInternational Computer Music Association
Pages263-266
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9780971319271
StatePublished - 2009
Event2009 International Computer Music Conference, ICMC 2009 - Montreal, QC, Canada
Duration: 16 Aug 200921 Aug 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2009 International Computer Music Conference, ICMC 2009

Conference

Conference2009 International Computer Music Conference, ICMC 2009
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal, QC
Period16/08/0921/08/09

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