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Alessandra Padova

Alessandra Padova

 

 

 

Position

  • Ph.D. student in Cognitive Psychology, "La Sapienza", University of Rome.
  • Student at "Ecole doctorale Connaissance et Culture Centre de recherche en Psychologie et Musicologie systématique"- Université Paris X - Nanterre, Paris – France - http://www.u-paris10.fr
  • Collaboration with C.R.M. (Centre of Musical Researches) of Rome, 2000-2001.

Topics

  • Cognitive psychology of music.
  • Timbre perception.
  • Memory and timbre.
  • Emotion and music.
  • Electronic music.

Current Researches

  • Acoustic and electronic instruments perception.
  • Timbre classification.
  • Influence of timbre variation on memory.
  • Emotions and musical timbre.

Publications

  • A. Padova, R. Santoboni & M. Olivetti Belardinelli, Influence of Timbre on Emotion and Recognition Memory for Music Proceeding of “Colloque Interdisciplinaire de Musicologie - Le timbre dans la composition, l’interprétation, la perception et la réception de la musique”, 10-12 March 2005 Montréal, Québec, Canada. http://www.oicm.umontreal.ca/cim05
  • A. Padova & M. Olivetti Belardinelli, Timbre Variations and Recognition Memory. Proceeding of “4th International Conference: Understanding and creating Music” 23-26 November 2004, Caserta, Italy.
    http://www.unina2.it/capirelamusica.sun/Padova4.pdf
  • A. Padova, A. D’Ausilio. D. Jeric & M. Olivetti Belardinelli, Pilot Study about the Influence of Timbre on Recognition Memory for Music Proceeding of “3rd International Conference: Understanding and creating Music” 13-15 December 2003Caserta, Italy.
    http://www.unina2.it/capirelamusica.sun/Padova3.pdf
  • A. Padova, L. Bianchini, M. Lupone & M. Olivetti Belardinelli, Influence of Specific Spectral Variations of Musical Timbre on Emotions in the Listeners Proceeding of “ESCOM 5th International Conference”, 8-13 September 2003 Hannover – Germany
    http://musicweb.hmt-hannover.de/escom
  • A. Padova, L. Bianchini, M. Lupone & M. Olivetti Belardinelli, A Contribute about the relation between Musical Timbre and Emotions in the Listeners Presented in “2nd International Conference: Understanding and creating Music” 21-25 November 2002, Caserta, Italy
    www.unina2.it/capirelamusica.sun/Padova2.htm