Timmers, R., Endo, S., Bradbury, A. et al. (1 more author) (2014) Synchronization and leadership in string quartet performance: a case study of auditory and visual cues. Frontiers in Psychology, 5. 645. ISSN 1664-1078
Abstract
Temporal coordination between members of a string quartet was investigated across repeated performances of an excerpt of Haydn’s string quartet in G Major, Op. 77 No. 1. Cross-correlations between interbeat intervals of performances at different lags showed a unidirectional dependence of Viola on Violin I, and of Violin I on Cello. Bidirectional dependence was observed for the relationships between Violin II and Cello and Violin II and Viola. Own-reported dependencies after the performances reflected these measured dependencies more closely than dependencies of players reported by the other players, which instead showed more typical leader–follower patterns in which Violin I leads. On the other hand, primary leadership from Violin I was observed in an analysis of the bow speed characteristics preceding the first tone onset. The anticipatory movement of Violin I set the tempo of the excerpt. Taken together the results show a more complex and differentiated pattern of dependencies than expected from a traditional role division of leadership suggesting several avenues for further research.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright © 2014 Timmers, Endo, Bradbury and Wing. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
Keywords: | timing; synchronization; leadership; ensemble performance; motion; movement; tempo; cues |
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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: | 27 Oct 2015 15:53 |
Last Modified: | 27 Oct 2015 15:53 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00645 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Frontiers |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00645 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:90909 |