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Music Animation Machine Techniques
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technique |
result |
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 | all notes the same look | show texture |
 | background gradient | show measure accent structure |
 | color | show several melodic lines at once |
 | color | show which hand is playing |
 | color | show interval type |
 | color | show dynamics |
 | color | show rhythmic subdivision class |
 | color (/3D) | show groups in polychoral music |
 | colored pitch lines | show important pitch classes |
 | connecting lines | show melody connections |
 | connecting notes | show extended canon |
 | different horizontal rates/widths | show augmentation/diminution |
 | different horizontal rates/widths | show augmentation/diminution |
 | fat connector | mark melodic motiv |
 | green background | suggest water |
 | grouping | show how notes at different octaves form a single melodic thread |
 | horizontal lines | show treble/bass staves |
 | horizontal offset | show canon |
 | inside/outside shapes | show two groups of instruments |
 | jiggly shape | show vibrating instrument |
 | layers (accumulating) | show theme and variation |
 | lines | show shape of ostinato |
 | live background | show performers |
 | note thickness (height) | show dynamics |
 | note thickness (height) | show dynamics |
 | overview | show structure of the whole piece |
 | overview | show large-scale canons |
 | path looping | emphasize direction change |
 | shape | suggest envelope of notes |
 | shape | show different playing technique (pizz. versus norm.) |
 | shape | show original melody versus ornamentation/addition |
 | shape | show difference between melodic/chordal elements |
 | shape | different melodic elements |
 | shape | suggest "feel" |
 | shape | show instrumental groups |
 | shape (and inter-note connector) | show repeating bass in chaconne |
 | shape/style | give predominant melody its own special look |
 | size | emphasize differences in note duration (in fugue) |
 | slow vertical glide (and pitch shift) | show perpetual canon |
 | split screen | show performer |
 | split screen | show multiple views of the performer |
 | text overlay | show lyrics |
 | traverse behaviors | emphasize how different parts move |
 | two videos | show two-part music |
 | width | show continuous dynamics |
 | (various methods) | show bowing |
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