Seeing music performance: visual influences on perception and experience

William F Thompson; Philip Graham; Frank A Russo

doi:10.1515/semi.2005.2005.156.203

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Seeing music performance: visual influences on perception and experience

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Seeing music performance: visual influences on perception and experience

William F Thompson, Philip Graham and Frank A Russo

Semiotica, Vol.156(1/4), pp.203-227

2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/semi.2005.2005.156.203

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Drawing from ethnographic, empirical, and historical / cultural perspectives, we examine the extent to which visual aspects of music contribute to the communication that takes place between performers and their listeners. First, we introduce a framework for understanding how media and genres shape aural and visual experiences of music. Second, we present case studies of two performances, and describe the relation between visual and aural aspects of performance. Third, we report empirical evidence that visual aspects of performance reliably influence perceptions of musical structure (pitch related features) and affective interpretations of music. Finally, we trace new and old media trajectories of aural and visual dimensions of music, and highlight how our conceptions, perceptions and appreciation of music are intertwined with technological innovation and media deployment strategies.

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Title: Seeing music performance: visual influences on perception and experience
Authors: William F Thompson (Author) - University of Toronto, Canada
Philip Graham (Author) - University of Queensland
Frank A Russo (Author) - University of Toronto, Canada
Publication details: Semiotica, Vol.156(1/4), pp.203-227
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Date published: 2005
DOI: 10.1515/semi.2005.2005.156.203
ISSN: 0037-1998
Organisation Unit: Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic); University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Creative Industries - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450575002621
Output Type: Journal article

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