Autor/Autorin: Bañuelos Diego
Born in Mexico City, Diego Bañuelos began his violin studies atnage six and holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in violinnperformance from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where henalso pursued a minor in Math and Physics. He has been a member ofnthe Civic Orchestra of Chicago and the Museumsorchester of thenFrankfurt Opera, among others.
Sound color is one of the most elusive parameters inmusic, and consequently, one for which our vocabularyis most limited and least precise. It could bedescribed as the unified sonority of a musicalmoment, and it comprises harmony, timbre, andinstrumentation. This book presents an analytical approach that can beused to facilitate discussion of this musicalparameter on the basis of its concrete sonicattributes as represented in its Fourier spectrum.Using this information, various algorithms make itpossible to derive visual representations of specificsonic elements such as brightness or roughnessdirectly from a digital recording. The resultinggraphs elucidate the development of these elementsthrough large sections of music, while providing aclear and concrete vocabulary to discuss them. Whilethe first two sections of this book serve tointroduce the above mentioned analytical tools, thelast section utilizes them in a comprehensiveanalysis of sound color in the second movement of theAlban Berg Violin Concerto. In this way, this book represents aninterdisciplinary bridge, which can be interestingand useful to scientists, music theorists, andperformers alike.
Sound color is one of the most elusive parameters inmusic, and consequently, one for which our vocabularyis most limited and least precise. It could bedescribed as the unified sonority of a musicalmoment, and it comprises harmony, timbre, andinstrumentation.This book presents an analytical approach that can beused to facilitate discussion of this musicalparameter on the basis of its concrete sonicattributes as represented in its Fourier spectrum.Using this information, various algorithms make itpossible to derive visual representations of specificsonic elements such as brightness or roughnessdirectly from a digital recording. The resultinggraphs elucidate the development of these elementsthrough large sections of music, while providing aclear and concrete vocabulary to discuss them. Whilethe first two sections of this book serve tointroduce the above mentioned analytical tools, thelast section utilizes them in a comprehensiveanalysis of sound color in the second movement of theAlban Berg Violin Concerto.In this way, this book represents aninterdisciplinary bridge, which can be interestingand useful to scientists, music theorists, andperformers alike.
Bañuelos DiegonBorn in Mexico City, Diego Bañuelos began his violin studies atage six and holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in violinperformance from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where healso pursued a minor in Math and Physics. He has been a member ofthe Civic Orchestra of Chicago and the Museumsorchester of theFrankfurt Opera, among others.
Über den Autor
Born in Mexico City, Diego Bañuelos began his violin studies at
age six and holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in violin
performance from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he
also pursued a minor in Math and Physics. He has been a member of
the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and the Museumsorchester of the
Frankfurt Opera, among others.
Klappentext
Sound color is one of the most elusive parameters in
music, and consequently, one for which our vocabulary
is most limited and least precise. It could be
described as the unified sonority of a musical
moment, and it comprises harmony, timbre, and
instrumentation.
This book presents an analytical approach that can be
used to facilitate discussion of this musical
parameter on the basis of its concrete sonic
attributes as represented in its Fourier spectrum.
Using this information, various algorithms make it
possible to derive visual representations of specific
sonic elements such as brightness or roughness
directly from a digital recording. The resulting
graphs elucidate the development of these elements
through large sections of music, while providing a
clear and concrete vocabulary to discuss them. While
the first two sections of this book serve to
introduce the above mentioned analytical tools, the
last section utilizes them in a comprehensive
analysis of sound color in the second movement of the
Alban Berg Violin Concerto.
In this way, this book represents an
interdisciplinary bridge, which can be interesting
and useful to scientists, music theorists, and
performers alike.
