The audio-visual music performer: Intermodal interactions in evaluation processes

Date

Jan 10, 2017

Time

4:40 PM - 6:10 PM

Speaker

Reinhard Kopiez

Affiliation

Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien, Hannover

Language

en

Main Topic

Psychologie

Other Topics

Psychologie, Gesellschaft, Philos., Erzieh.

Description

The visual component of music performance as experienced in a live concert is of central importance for the appreciation of music performance. However, up until now the influence of the visual component on the audience’s evaluation of music performance has been investigated unsystematically. I will start with some historical examples to demonstrate the visual modality as an integral part of music performance over centuries. Reports on concerts of famous virtuosos of the 19th century such as Franz Liszt are a comprehensive source. These descriptions raise two questions: First, how can the influence of the visual component on music evaluation processes be quantified? Second, which theoretical model could give an explanation for potential evaluation differences? Musical examples from classical and popular music will demonstrate possible methods for providing an answer to both questions. Against the theoretical background of social interaction theory, I will finally argue that performance evaluation can only be understood as an interaction between expectations of audience’s sub-classes and observable behavior of groups of performers. A model of music performance elaboration can be an alternative to models of musical communication.

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