Previous studies have revealed uneven duration patterns at the sixteenth note level of samba. In the present study, we investigated the influence of tempo on such sixteenth-note patterns in a performed samba groove.The ...

THIS STUDY REPORTS ON AN EXPERIMENT THAT tested whether drummers systematically manipulated not only onset but also duration and/or intensity of strokes in order to achieve different timing styles. Twenty-two professional ...

In this music-analytic interpretation of two love songs from Prince’s Around the World in a Day album, we investigate the properties of groove, arrangement, and vocality, all of which contribute to the artist’s inimitable ...

The present study tested two assumptions concerning the auditory processing of microtiming in musical grooves (i.e., repeating, movement-inducing rhythmic patterns): 1) Microtiming challenges the listener's internal framework ...

In speech and music, the acoustic and perceptual onset(s) of a sound are usually not congruent with its perceived temporal location. Rather, these "P-centers" are heard some milliseconds after the acoustic onset, and a ...

This chapter provides an overview of the concept of groove, investigating musical and sonic components of grooves as well as aspects related to pleasure, process, and affect. It starts out by addressing three distinct ...

This chapter addresses the relationship between repetition and variation in repetitive music. Building on philosopher Gilles Deleuze’s discussion of repetition (Difference and Repetition, 1994), and more particularly on ...

In this chapter, the author begins with a discussion of different notions of metre, and clarifies how she use the term, and offers a brief presentation of the theory of entrainment and dynamic attending, before turning to ...

Despite a growing awareness of gender bias in the music sector, there is a lack of research into the particular ways in which this imbalance manifests itself in contemporary music culture. This article combines data from ...

Live music events are increasingly saturated with and mediated via the online and mobile devices of the audience. This article explores patterns in this media use surrounding the Øya festival in Norway and focuses, in ...

The attack phase of sound events plays an important role in how sounds and music are perceived. Several approaches have been suggested for locating salient time points and critical time spans within the attack portion of ...

Artikkelen problematiserer den rollen svart rytmisk musikk har spilt innenfor populærmusikkfeltet i etterkrigstiden. Den begynner med en gjennomgang av den historiske bakgrunnen for forestillingen om svart rytme som ...

I afroamerikanske rytmiske musikktradisjoner er utformingen av rytmikken på mikronivå, for eksempel timing, frasering og valg av lyd, avgjørende for kvaliteten på musikken. Det er ikke nok å spille det riktige mønsteret, ...

Recorded sound is acousmatic, meaning that it does not display any visual sound sources. When people listen to recorded/acousmatic sound, they generally apply their previous experiences with the acoustical conditions of ...

Today, a live concert no longer necessarily presents a temporal or physical correspondence between the sound and its production, though it continues to promise an experience characterized by immediacy. In this article, we ...

The use of computers is continuously changing the sound of records but also increasingly challenging established forms of live concert aesthetics. So what becomes of creativity and expressivity in the live performance? In ...

Pulse is a fundamental reference for the production and perception of rhythm. In this paper, we study entrainment to changes in the micro-rhythmic design of the basic pulse of the groove in ‘Left & Right’ by D’Angelo. In ...

This paper reports on an experiment investigating the expressive means with which performers of groove-based musics signal the intended timing of a rhythmic event. Ten expert drummers were instructed to perform a rock ...

Live music remains popular in the digital age, as reflected in the growth in music festivals in the 2000s. The increased availability of music online highlights the issue of what sets live music apart but also raises the ...

In a musical context, the word ‘sound’ implies a set of sonic characteristics. Within popular music, this notion of sound sometimes supplies the very identity of a tune, a band or a musician. Sound is often conceptualised ...