Audio-Video Analysis of Musical Expressive Intentions [chapter]

Ingrid Visentini, Antonio Rodà, Sergio Canazza, Lauro Snidaro
2011 Lecture Notes in Computer Science  
This paper presents a preliminary study on the relation between audiovideo streams and high-level information related to expressive nuances. A violinist was asked to play three musical excerpts several times, each one inspired by one of nine different expressive intentions. Perceptual tests was carried out using both audio-only and audio-visual recordings of the performances. The results demonstrate that the visual component aids the subjects to better recognize the different expressive
more » ... ns of the musical performances, showing that the fusion of audio-visual information can significantly improve the degree of recognition given by single means.
doi:10.1007/978-3-642-24088-1_23 fatcat:3vqtbjqjvjbxxjkbbqcgse35fi