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A Constraint-based Approach for Annotating Music Scores with Gestural Information

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The physical gestures that operate music instruments are responsible for the qualities of the sound being produced in a performance. Gestural information is thereby crucial for a model of music performance, paired with a model of sound synthesis where this information is applied. The highly constrained nature of performers gestures makes this task suitable to be modeled via a constraint-based approach, coupled with a strategy aimed at maximizing the gestural comfort of performers. We illustrate the problem representation, the search strategy and a validation of the model against human performance.

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    Daniele P. Radicioni & Vincenzo Lombardo

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Radicioni, D.P., Lombardo, V. A Constraint-based Approach for Annotating Music Scores with Gestural Information. Constraints 12, 405–428 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10601-007-9015-y

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