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The melodic beat: exploring asymmetry in polska performance
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Human Centered Technology, Media Technology and Interaction Design, MID. Department of Folk Music, Royal College of Music, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0646-5426
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Human Centered Technology, Media Technology and Interaction Design, MID.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1679-6018
Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8372-9507
Department of Folk Music, Royal College of Music, Stockholm, Sweden;.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4756-1441
2022 (English)In: Journal of Mathematics and Music - Mathematical and Computational Approaches to Music Theory, Analysis, Composition and Performance, ISSN 1745-9737, E-ISSN 1745-9745, Vol. 16, no 2, p. 138-159Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Some triple-beat forms in Scandinavian Folk Music are characterized by non-isochronous beat durations: asymmetric beats. Theorists of folk music have suggested that the variability of rhythmic figures and asymmetric metre are fundamental to these forms. The aim of this study is to obtain a deeper understanding of the relationship between melodic structure and asymmetric metre by analysing semi-automatically annotated performances. Our study considers archive and contemporary recordings of fiddlers' different versions of the same musical pieces: polska tunes in a local Swedish tradition. Results show that asymmetric beat patterns are consistent between performances and that they correspond with structural features of rhythmic figures, such as the note density within beats. The present study goes beyond previous work by exploring the use of a state-of-the-art automatic music notation tool in a corpus study of Swedish traditional music, and by employing statistical methods for a comparative analysis of performances across different players. 

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Informa UK Limited , 2022. Vol. 16, no 2, p. 138-159
Keywords [en]
Swedish folk music, Empirical musicology, Asymmetric meter, Musical meter, violin tunes, folk dance
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Musicology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-307587DOI: 10.1080/17459737.2021.2002446ISI: 000728475000001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85121385274OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-307587DiVA, id: diva2:1633885
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Swedish Research Council, 2019-03694Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation, MMW 2020.0102
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1. Music-Dance Mediations: Performative Explorations into an Asymmetrical Type of the Swedish Polska
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Music-Dance Mediations: Performative Explorations into an Asymmetrical Type of the Swedish Polska
2024 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

This thesis collects a series of works that engage with Swedish folk music, dance, theory and practice. The studies provide insights into the articulation of rhythm and meter in a local style of the Swedish polska and the interactions between such elements in music and dance performances. The studies exemplify a novel combination of diverse methodologies, including music and dance performance data analysis, design methods, and artistic methods in support of practice-led investigations conducted in close collaboration with the involved dancers. A preliminary concept for accessible sonification of motion captured folk dance is presented, focusing on contextually informed selections of movement parameters. This mediation of movement data through sonification plays a central role in exploring music theory concepts by applying them in artistic practice. The results illustrate the multidimensional character of sound and movement interactions within the local polska type. In addition, artistic works are presented that transcend the participatory performance context of polska dance and explore new artistic potential in the practice of playing for dancing in Swedish folk.

Abstract [sv]

Denna avhandling samlar en serie studier som berör svensk folkmusik och dans i teori och praktik. Studierna ger insikter i artikulationen av rytm och meter i en lokal stil av svensk polska samt om dessa element i samspelet mellan musik och dans. Studierna exemplifierar en ny kombination av olika metoder, inklusive dataanalys av musik- och dansframföranden, designmetoder och konstnärliga metoder till stöd för praktikledda undersökningar utförda i nära samarbete med de inblandade dansarna. Avhandlingen presenterar ett preliminärt koncept för tillgänglig sonifiering av rörelsedata från folkdans, med fokus på kontextuellt informerade urval av rörelseparametrar. Mediering av rörelsedata genom sonifiering spelar en central roll för att utforska musikteoretiska begrepp genom tillämpningar i konstnärlig praktik. Resultaten illustrerar den flerdimensionella karaktären av ljud och rörelseinteraktioner inom den specifika polsketypen. Dessutom presenteras konstnärliga verk som går utöver polskans sociala framförandekontext och utforskar nya uttrycksmöjligheter inom praktiken att spela till dans i svensk folkmusik.

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Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2024. p. 89
Series
TRITA-EECS-AVL ; 2025:6
Keywords
Rhythm, Motion Capture, Sonification, Folk music and dance, Traditional music, Polska, Rytm, Motion Capture, Sonifiering, Folkmusik och dans, Traditionell musik, Polska
National Category
Music Computer and Information Sciences
Research subject
Media Technology
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urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-357276 (URN)978-91-8106-152-9 (ISBN)
Public defence
2025-01-20, https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/61613077491, Kungasalen, Kungliga Musikhögskolan, Valhallavägen 105, Stockholm, 13:00 (English)
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