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Suggestion of a fourth Instrumental Gesture Function

We propose a different gestural function in addition to the ones presented above (excitation, modulation and selection), what can be called "biasing" gestures.

We came to this conclusion by analysing the clarinet behaviour - the lip pressure or embouchure acts,as we already pointed out, as setting the point of "operation" of the reed (biasing point). In the case when no proper embouchure value is achieved, no note is produced - this means, breath pressure alone is not sufficient to excite the air column through the reed.

This kind of gestural behaviour is not, to the author's knowledge, covered by the existing gesture typologies.

Let's now examine the relationship between gestures and musical functions to sensors and feedback, based on the work of Vertegaal, Ungvary and Kieslinger.
 


Marcelo Wanderley

Wed Feb 10 10:07:20 MET 1999