Gestures in Performance

Musical Gestures: Sound, Movement, and Meaning

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 36-68

  Dahl, Sofia ^a   Bevilacqua, Frédéric ^b   Bresin, Roberto ^c   Clayton, Martin ^d   Leante, Laura ^d   Poggi, Isabella ^e   Rasamimanana, Nicolas ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b IRCAM   (France)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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EID: 85122360176     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203863411-9     Document Type: Chapter

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