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dc.contributor.advisorNicholas Makris.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDiGenova, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth)en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-11-08T17:43:32Z
dc.date.available2010-11-08T17:43:32Z
dc.date.copyright2010en_US
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59903
dc.descriptionThesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2010.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 29-30).en_US
dc.description.abstractHumans have been making music for millennia, yet the processes of developing existent musical instruments and even inventing new ones are ongoing as technology advances and tastes change. Many recent developments have been made in a category of instruments I have chosen to refer to as "gestural instruments"- mainly electronic instruments which can map the performer's gesture to musical output in a variety of ways. In this thesis, I provide an overview of several gestural instruments of the last twenty years, showing some of the variety of gestures captured and the diversity of contexts in which musical and technological innovators see their work. To do this, I reference several recent patents as well as current work occurring at the MIT Media Lab. Finally, I discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of gestural instruments as compared to traditional instruments.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Mary E. DiGenova.en_US
dc.format.extent30 p.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectMechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.titleAn introduction to some recent developments in gestural musical instrumentsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.B.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
dc.identifier.oclc676694925en_US


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