Inter- Versus Intra-singer Similarity and Variation in Vocal Performances

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ID7857585
AuthorsJohanna Devaney (0000-0002-7353-5271, The Ohio State University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume45
Issue3
Pages252-264
Publication date2016-07-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of New Music Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0929-8215 • E-ISSN: 1744-5027
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09298215.2016.1205631
OpenAlexW2472935110
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited39

Inter-performer deviations in pitch, timing, dynamics, and timbre can be used to model individuals’ music performance style provided that there is sufficient intra-performer similarity. If a performer’s variability in performance parameters exceeds the variability across performers it is hard to create a discriminative model between performers that can predict performer identity. This paper investigates the intra- and inter-performer consistency in singers trained in the western art music tradition using a range of pitch, timing, dynamics, and timbre descriptors. Specifically, it examines the utility of these descriptors in a singer-identity task completed both computationally by a support vector machine classifier and by human listeners and considers the broader implications for intra- and inter-performance similarity and variability in music performance modelling

Discriminative model · Musical · Performing arts · Speech recognition · Timbre · Computer Science · Music and Audio Processing · Music Technology and Sound Studies · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Artificial Intelligence

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