Perception of meter similarity in flamenco music

Authors

  • Rafa Absar Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), McGill University
  • Francisco Gómez Applied Mathematics Dpt., School of Computer Science, Polytechnic Univ. of Madrid
  • Catherine Guastavino Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), McGill University
  • Fabrice Marandola Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), McGill University
  • Godfried Toussaint Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), McGill University

Keywords:

Graphical user interfaces, Java programming language, Mathematical techniques, Flamenco music, Phylogenetic analysis

Abstract

The results of a listening test conducted to evaluate the perceived similarity of the five metric patterns used in flamenco music are presented. The objective of this experiment includes testing out the validity of those measures from a perceptual point of view. Dissimilarity ratings were analyzed using multi-dimensional scaling and phylogenetic analysis, and the perceptual measures of similarity were then compared with mathematical measures of rhythmic similarity used in to determine which measure best matches human judgments. The graphical interface was programmed in Java on a MacPro computer, and sounds were presented over headphones. A dissimilarity matrix was created for each participant based on their ratings, and these values were averaged for every participant to symmetrize the matrix.

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Published

2007-09-01

How to Cite

1.
Absar R, Gómez F, Guastavino C, Marandola F, Toussaint G. Perception of meter similarity in flamenco music. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2007 Sep. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 24];35(3):46-7. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/1893

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 3 (2007)

Section

Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada

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