A study of two thereminists: Towards movement informed instrument design

Nicholas Ward; Kedzie Penfield; Sile O. Modhrain; R. Benjamin Knapp

A study of two thereminists: Towards movement informed instrument design

Nicholas Ward, Kedzie Penfield, Sile O. Modhrain, R. Benjamin Knapp

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Abstract

This paper presents a comparison of the movement styles of two theremin players based on observation and analysis of video recordings. The premise behind this research is that a consideration of musicians’ movements could form the basis for a new framework for the design of new instruments. Laban Movement Analysis is used to qualitatively analyse the movement styles of the musicians and to argue that the Recuperation phase of their phrasing is essential to achieve satisfactory performance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	117-121
Number of pages	5
Journal	Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	8th International conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, NIME 2008 - Genoa, Italy Duration: 5 Jun 2008 → 7 Jun 2008

Keywords

Effort Phrasing
Laban Movement Analysis
Recuperation
Theremin

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A study of two thereminists: Towards movement informed instrument design

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