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Corpus approach and Machine learning

Corpus approach and Machine learning

April 1, 2016 · by danielformo · in Analysis, Instrument, Reflection

When starting out my investigation of musicality of speech I set out analyzing, extracting and abstracting all kinds of musical structures from speech recordings. Nevertheless I thought I should keep the time aspect of speech intact, feeling that it is…

Voice Quality

Voice Quality

January 5, 2015 · by danielformo · in Analysis

In addition to intonation (pitch), intensity (amplitude) and speech rate (rhythm, tempo), voice quality (also referred to as “phonation”) is generally considered a part of the prosodic expression. Expressed a bit simplified as a continuum from whispering through normal to pressed…

Consonants

Consonants

June 13, 2014 · by danielformo · in Analysis

Even though consonants are not treated as part of the prosodic expression, they can still contribute to perception of articulation and pointedness of speech. For that reason, and also to be able to have a natural percussive counterpoint to the…

Syllable prominence

Syllable prominence

June 2, 2014 · by danielformo · in Analysis

Prominent syllables highlight new or important information and make up an important rhythmical feature in speech. Prominence is determined by a combination of factors including vowel length, amplitude stress, high pitch accents, vocal quality and degree of vowel articulation (unstressed…

Syllable detection

Syllable detection

December 20, 2013 · by danielformo · in Analysis

When I started to look at musical traits of speech and how I could go about measuring and analyzing them, I soon realized I needed to be able to quantize some kind of fundamental unit from which I could extract basic…

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CONTENTS

  • PROJECT OUTLINE
    • Introduction
    • Background
  • WORK AND RESULTS
    • Speech gestures as material
    • Methods of abstraction
    • Software Instrument system
    • Sound and Orchestration
    • Performance methods
    • Final Artistic Results
  • REFLECTIONS
    • Design and development
    • Possibilities and limitations
    • Speech sources and concept
    • Perception of speech and music
    • Form, meaning and language
    • Reflections on the results
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This site presents the doctoral artistic research project The Music of Language and Language of Music by Daniel Formo. The project was carried out between 2013-2017 at the Music Department of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, as a part of the Norwegian Artistic Research Fellowship Programme.

Contact: daniel.formo [at] ntnu.no

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