Acoustical correlates of timbre and expressiveness in clarinet performance

               

Authors: Barthet M., Depalle P., Kronland-Martinet R., Ystad S.
Publication Date: December 2010
Journal: Music Perception (pp. 135-154)

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Scores

Score of Bach excerpt

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This excerpt is the first musical phrase of the Allemande movement from Bach’s Suite II for Cello (BWV. 1008). The adaptation for clarinet is from U. Delécluse.

 

Score of Mozart excerpt

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This excerpt is taken from the Larghetto movement from Mozart’s Quintet for Clarinet and Strings (KV. 581).

 

Sound Examples

 

 

‘Low2High’ (L2H) Spectral Centroid pattern. The original note corresponds to the note first note (N1) of Bach excerpt (A4)

High2Low’ (H2L) Spectral Centroid pattern. The original note corresponds to the last note (N27) of Bach excerpt (D4 )