A CAP for graphic scores Graphic notation and performance

Benny Sluchin (1) , Mikhail Malt (2)

1 Ensemble Intercontemporain, 223 avenue Jean-Jaurès, 75019 Paris, France
2 Repmus - Représentations musicales

Many graphic scores use the pitch versus time presentation, as a natural extension of the usual notation. In the general case, it displays discrete pitches, in a fixed timeline. Nevertheless, graphic scores use a lot of continuous lines, and the vertical dimension can be adapted to a particular performance. In such a way, the instrumentation is free, and the actual range of a particular instrument can be adapted according to the notation. The present article is initiated by a search to provide the performer with adequate tools to approach the execution of such works. A computer assisted performance approach helps the player in the preparation process for both: the time and the pitch approximations. The simulation can enhance the performance in approaching the graphical notation. .

Mots clés: Musical Representation; Musical performance; Computer Aided performance

Domaines: Musique, musicologie et arts de la scène; Modélisation et simulation

Benny Sluchin, Mikhail Malt. A CAP for graphic scores Graphic notation and performance. Tenor 2017 - International Conference on Technologies for Music Notation and Representation, May 2017, La Coruña, Spain. ⟨hal-01580121⟩