Ian Sapiro
I am a Lecturer in Music specialising in the areas of film music, musical theatre, orchestration and the overlaps between them. I am particularly interested in the processes of film-score production and the creation of musical theatre works, and specifically the role of the orchestrator in these activities.
Subjects: Music
Education
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PhD, University of Leeds, Leeds, 2011
M.Phil (Composition), University of Leeds, Leeds, 2004
MMus (Composition), University of Leeds, Leeds, 2001
BA (Hons) Music, University of Leeds, Leeds, 2000
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Film Music (particularly the processes of film-score production)
Musical Theatre (conducting, musical direction, creative process)
Orchestration (particularly in film music and musical theatre)
Adaptation between film and musical theatre
Personal Interests
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Music
Musical Theatre
Football
Books
Articles
Ethnomusicology in the Laboratory: From the Tonometer to the Digital Melograph
Published: Nov 24, 2006 by Ethnomusicology Forum
Authors: David Cooper and Ian Sapiro
Subjects:
Music
We explore the historical background to some of the early technologies for automatic transcription, which were developed for or adapted to serve the purposes of the ethnomusicologist. We suggest the software Praat, designed for the analysis and synthesis of speech, has the potential to replace the various custom-fabricated devices labelled melographs, and illustrate some of its capabilities through brief discussion of its application to a song recorded by the north Ulster musician, Joe Holmes.