performance analysis Valses utilizing piano rolls

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K16642
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Aesthetics and studies on art
• Research Institution: Fukuoka Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: WASHINO Akiko 福岡県立大学, 人間社会学部, 准教授 (20625305)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 演奏分析 / ピアノロール / ワルツ / 演奏解析 / 19世紀の演奏法 / ルバート / 演奏比較 / 自動演奏ピアノ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

By using a Sonic Visualiser and piano rolls to which MIDI had been applied, this research compared piano roll material with archival recordings in an attempt to clarify the similarities and differences between them. The investigation revealed that performers tend to retain the same fundamental tempo and insert tempo changes at the same points. It was also possible to determine the differences and similarities of interpretations by different performers as revealed by tempo changes in each individual bar or across 16 bars in Chopin’s Valses. The investigation also elucidated the appropriate focus points for the utilization of piano rolls as a medium for performance analysis.

Free Research Field

音楽学