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The Topos of Music II: Performance

Theory, Software, and Case Studies

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  • Focuses on the theory of expressive performance and its software implementation using Rubato
  • Explains author's theory of musical performance
  • Second volume of "The Topos of Music"

Part of the book series: Computational Music Science (CMS)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xlvii
  2. Structure Theory of Performance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 545-545
    2. Local and Global Performance Transformations

      • Guerino Mazzola
      Pages 547-560
    3. Performance Fields

      • Guerino Mazzola
      Pages 561-571
    4. Initial Sets and Initial Performances

      • Guerino Mazzola
      Pages 573-584
    5. Hierarchies and Performance Scores

      • Guerino Mazzola
      Pages 585-599
  3. Expressive Semantics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 601-601
    2. Taxonomy of Expressive Performance

      • Guerino Mazzola
      Pages 603-613
    3. Performance Grammars

      • Guerino Mazzola
      Pages 615-620
    4. Stemma Theory

      • Guerino Mazzola
      Pages 621-635
    5. Operator Theory

      • Guerino Mazzola
      Pages 637-661
  4. RUBATO®

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 663-663
    2. Architecture

      • Guerino Mazzola
      Pages 665-668
    3. The RUBETTE® Family

      • Guerino Mazzola
      Pages 669-686
    4. Performance Experiments

      • Guerino Mazzola
      Pages 687-703
  5. Statistics of Analysis and Performance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 705-705
    2. Analysis of Analysis

      • Guerino Mazzola
      Pages 707-718
    3. Differential Operators and Regression

      • Guerino Mazzola
      Pages 719-742
  6. Inverse Performance Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 749-749

About this book

This is the second volume of the second edition of the now classic book “The Topos of Music”. The author explains his theory of musical performance, developed in the language of differential geometry, introducing performance vector fields that generalize tempo and intonation. The author also shows how Rubato, a software platform for composition, analysis, and performance, allows an experimental evaluation of principles of expressive performance theories.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Music, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

    Guerino Mazzola

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Buy it now

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eBook USD 99.00
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 129.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 129.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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