Expressive Timing in Hindustani Vocal Music
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| author | Bhake, Yash Rao, Preeti |
| author_facet | Bhake, Yash Rao, Preeti |
| contents | Temporal dynamics are among the cues to expres siveness in music performance in different cultures. In the case
of Hindustani music, it is well known that expert vocalists
often take liberties with the beat, intentionally not aligning their
singing precisely with the relatively steady beat provided by
the accompanying tabla. This becomes evident when comparing
performances of the same composition such as a bandish. We
present a methodology for the quantitative study of differences
across performed pieces using computational techniques. This is
applied to small study of two performances of a popular bandish
in raga Yaman, to demonstrate how we can effectively capture the
nuances of timing variations that bring out stylistic constraints
along with the individual signature of a performer. This work
articulates an important step towards the broader goals of music
analysis and generative modelling for Indian classical music
performance. |
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arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2503_21142 |
| institution | arXiv |
| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Expressive Timing in Hindustani Vocal Music Bhake, Yash Rao, Preeti Audio and Speech Processing Temporal dynamics are among the cues to expres siveness in music performance in different cultures. In the case of Hindustani music, it is well known that expert vocalists often take liberties with the beat, intentionally not aligning their singing precisely with the relatively steady beat provided by the accompanying tabla. This becomes evident when comparing performances of the same composition such as a bandish. We present a methodology for the quantitative study of differences across performed pieces using computational techniques. This is applied to small study of two performances of a popular bandish in raga Yaman, to demonstrate how we can effectively capture the nuances of timing variations that bring out stylistic constraints along with the individual signature of a performer. This work articulates an important step towards the broader goals of music analysis and generative modelling for Indian classical music performance. |
| title | Expressive Timing in Hindustani Vocal Music |
| topic | Audio and Speech Processing |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.21142 |