Musical Idiomaticism
Can we measure the degree to which a particular musical work
is suited to a given instrument?
Model created using measurements from two trumpet players.
E.g. data on fingering difficulty:
mean difficulty for finger/valve transitions:
Valve Combination for the Consequent Note
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0 |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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1-2 |
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1-3 |
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2-3 |
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1-2-3 |
| 0: |
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0.0 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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1.9 |
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1.5 |
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3.0 |
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3.0 |
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3.5 |
| 1: |
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1.0 |
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0.0 |
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2.0 |
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3.0 |
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2.0 |
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4.5 |
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7.5 |
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6.0 |
| 2: |
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1.0 |
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1.5 |
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0.0 |
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5.3 |
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3.0 |
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9.5 |
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6.0 |
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9.0 |
| 3: |
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2.5 |
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4.0 |
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4.5 |
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0.0 |
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7.0 |
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4.0 |
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4.0 |
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5.5 |
| 1-2: |
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1.5 |
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1.5 |
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2.3 |
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7.5 |
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0.0 |
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6.0 |
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6.0 |
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5.0 |
| 1-3: |
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3.5 |
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4.0 |
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9.5 |
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1.5 |
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5.5 |
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0.0 |
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6.0 |
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4.0 |
| 2-3: |
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2.5 |
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6.0 |
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5.5 |
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4.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.5 |
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0.0 |
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3.8 |
| 1-2-3: |
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3.0 |
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4.0 |
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8.5 |
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3.5 |
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6.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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0.0 |