Li, S. and Timmers, R. orcid.org/0000-0002-1981-0834 (2020) Exploring pianists’ embodied concepts of piano timbre : an interview study. Journal of New Music Research, 49 (5). pp. 477-492. ISSN 0929-8215
Abstract
Whether piano touch can influence piano timbre or not is a highly contested topic between acousticians and musicians. To gain insight into the ways in which pianists understand and use timbre, eight piano students were interviewed about their conceptualisation of timbre and ways of producing different timbres on the piano. Results indicate that pianists interpret timbre holistically as the overall sonic outcome and use embodied conceptualisations to produce timbre: expected/intended timbral effects are associated with corporeal experiences and the body and mind are strongly coupled in perception and production.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of New Music Research. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | piano timbre; touch-tone relationship; sound conceptualization; body/mind connection; embodied musical experience; sound-producing/facilitating gestures; timbre metaphors |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Music (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 05 Oct 2020 07:56 |
Last Modified: | 01 Apr 2022 00:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/09298215.2020.1826532 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:166008 |