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Guest lecture by Dr. Thomas Hermann from Bielefeld University.
Professor Petri Toiviainen, a world leading music researcher from the University of Jyv?skyl?, will present an overview of the emerging field of sound and music computing (SMC).
Princeton professor Dmitri Tymoczko is giving a lecture in June entitled:
"Rock Logic"
Abstract: Using some of the ideas in my book (A Geometry of Music) I will outline an indigenous theory of Rock harmony, showing how these musicians uncovered a natural and deeply logical alternative to traditional harmonic procedures--one in which harmonies tend to go "backwards." I will show that similar ideas can be found in the music of the late 16th and early 17th century, including Morley and Schutz. From this point of view, the "functional" harmony of the baroque and classical period represents a departure from a larger norm.
In connection with the Ph.D. disputation of Risto Holopainen, the two external committee members – Eduardo Reck Miranda and Stefania Serafin – will visit the fourMs labs and hold short guest lectures presenting their current research. This is a great chance to hear two of the leading music technology researchers talk about their current research endeavours.
Bogdan Kwolek is associate professor in the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Rzeszów University of Technology in Poland. His research focuses on different types of computer vision techniques for human motion analysis.
The Music, Motion, and Emotion-project will host a seminar with four open lectures at Department of Musicology: Program Monday 10 May
Kl. 10.15-11.30, Auditorium 1, Georg Sverdrups Hus: Filosof Mark Johnson, University of Oregon Kl. 11.45-13.00, Auditorium 1, Georg Sverdrups Hus: Kognitiv psykolog Raymond Gibbs, University of California, Santa Cruz: "Embodiment in metaphorical imagination" Kl. 14.15-15.15, Salen, ZEB-bygget: Musikkviter Lawrence Zbikowski, University of Chicago Kl. 15.30-16.30, Salen, ZEB-bygget: Musikkviter Steve Larson, University of Oregon
Title: Musical Forces and Musical Analysis
Professor Steve Larson , University of Oregon
On the Development of an Auditory Virtual Environment for Musical Applications
In the last few decades, the development of audio reproduction and spatialization techniques greatly benefits from composers whose pioneering work still inspires researchers to refine spatial audio systems (e.g. Stockhausen, Chowning, Boulez). However, novel spatialization tools developed by engineers and researchers hardly find their way from the developers' labs into the composition studios. To make future developments more applicable, researchers have to understand this current lack of coherence between development and artistic use.
In this talk, first, results of a quantitative study are presented and shows how composers use spatialization, what spatial aspects are essential and what functionalities spatial audio systems should strive to include or improve. Secondly, ViMiC (Virtual Microphone Control), a novel spatial rendering software is presented. ViMiC provides a computer-generated virtual environment for the purpose of creating spatial sounds scenes. Apart from positioning sound sources, other spatial aspects, such as source width, distance, and room impression, can be created in real-time, particularly for concert situations and site-specific immersive installations.
Postdoctoral researcher Alexander Refsum Jensenius will hold an open lecture during the annual "Faglig-pedagogisk dag" at University of Oslo.
Tittel: Musikk og bevegelse
Sammendrag: Musikk oppst?r som bevegelse hos musikeren, og musikk skaper bevegelse hos den som lytter. Selv om de ?este er enige om at kropp og bevegelse er en naturlig, og essensiell, del av musikkopplevelsen, har det v?rt p?fallende lite fokus p? musikkrelaterte bevegelser i undervisning og forskning. Forelesningen vil gi en helhetlig presentasjon av hvordan vi kan forst? og studere musikkrelaterte bevegelser.
Assoc. Professor Marcelo M. Wanderley from McGill University in Montreal, Canada will hold a guest lecture on the topic Design and Evaluation of New Interfaces for Musical Expression.
Time: onsdag 8. oktober kl 10.00 - 12.00
Location: Auditoriet, Norges musikkh?gskole
Title: The laptop as instrument
Lecturer: Dan Trueman, Princeton University
Abstract: This talk presents one approach to the art and technology of performing music with digital computers - designing, implementing, evaluating, and iteratively developing new interfaces for the real-time expressive control of digital signal processing algorithms. The discussion will include presentations of my own musical instruments, the exploration of new performance techniques they bring about, and the musical and technological lessons learned during an evolutionary journey into a modern perspective on one of mankind"s oldest forms of art.