A computer-mediated interface for jazz piano comping

This paper presents a dynamic interface and voicing algorithm for real-time performance of jazz piano comping. Starting with a given song with a predefined harmonic progression, the algorithm calculates and maps an array of chord voicings to a virtual piano keyboard that can be played in real-time w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dias, Rui (author)
Other Authors: Guedes, Carlos (author), Marques, Telmo (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2021
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/36051
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/36051
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Summary:This paper presents a dynamic interface and voicing algorithm for real-time performance of jazz piano comping. Starting with a given song with a predefined harmonic progression, the algorithm calculates and maps an array of chord voicings to a virtual piano keyboard that can be played in real-time with any physical multi-touch input device like an iPad or computer keyboard. By taking care of the note selection for the voicings, the interface provides a simplified and intuitive way to play sophisticated voicings, while leaving the control over the performance aspects like timing, register, wideness and density to the user.