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Towards an Atlas of Folksong Idioms

Explore the analysis of Scottish songs using EsAC software, aiming to create an atlas of European folksong idioms. Discover the melodic contours, song structures, and other characteristics of these songs.

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Towards an Atlas of Folksong Idioms

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  1. Towards an Atlas of Folksong Idioms Damien SAGRILLO Zurich9 July 2007

  2. Towards an Atlas of Folksong Idioms • EsAC(Essener Assoziativ Code) • Analysis of Scottish Songs • Atlas of (European) Folksong (Idioms)

  3. 1 EsAC • Helmut Schaffrath (1942-1994) • EsAC for encoding & Essen software for analysing one part songs • ICTM Study Group of Computer Aided Research http://www.ictmusic.org/ICTM/beta/stg/index.php?lcode=3&tcode=63 http://ulrich-franzke.de/seiten/schaffrath.html

  4. 1 EsAC • EsAC Scottish song Todlen Hame, 1rst phrase • ESSEN ANALYSIS SOFTWARE 1 statistics of intervals and degrees 2 statistics of rhythm and durations 3 phrasing, range, scales and number of phrases 4 order of accent tones and order of final tones of phrases 5 melodic contour, melodic and rhythmic structure

  5. 1 EsAC • Todlen Hame in ESACand analysed by Essen Software

  6. 1 EsAC • Todlen Hame

  7. 2 PURPOSE • Prospective Atlas of European Folksongs informing about geographical idioms • Two main tracks 1 drawing melodic contours 2 distinguishing song structures

  8. 2 PURPOSE Form analysis by Essen software • Todlen Hame

  9. 3 (EXPECTED) RESULTS • Restrictions for this presentationand therefore the term “Towards” in the title 51 songs of Scotland62 songs of Ireland503 songs of Lorraine615 songs of Luxembourg This is not a well balanced mass

  10. http://www.vysoketatry.com/mapy/europa/europa.gif 3 (EXPECTED) RESULTS

  11. 3 (EXPECTED) RESULTS • The length of the songs in phrases

  12. Main structures 3 (EXPECTED) RESULTS

  13. 3 (EXPECTED) RESULTS • Range

  14. Further caracteristics of Scottish songs 3 (EXPECTED) RESULTS • dotted rhythms • the Scots snap

  15. 4 THE PROSPECTIVE ATLAS • The catalogue of melodic progression (1)

  16. 4 PROSPECTIVE ATLAS • The catalogue of melodic progression (2) digital version (1)

  17. 4 PROSPECTIVE ATLAS • The catalogue of melodic progression (3) digital version (2)

  18. 4 THE SONG ATLAS 4 PROSPECTIVE ATLAS • showing a typical Scottish song: Nanny O

  19. Nanny O 4 PROSPECTIVE ATLAS

  20. 4 PROSPECTIVE ATLAS • and showing a typical Luxembourgish song Eim Steffen

  21. 5 OUTLOOK thank you for your attention Damien Sagrillo

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