Music 254/CS 275B (Spring 2004)
Applications of Musical Information: Query, Analysis, and
Style Simulation
Music 254/CS 275B is the second quarter of a two-quarter sequence,
offered yearly at Stanford University in the winter and spring. Building
on an understanding of musical information (253), it provides an
in-depth experience in one application domain (sound, graphics,
analysis).
Mus 254/CS 275B is designed to work principally on applications of
symbolic data. In recent years the main areas of interest have been
- music query strategies,
- music analysis, and
- quantitative approaches to the study of musical style and style
discrimination.
Application areas less frequently pursued include methods of data
acquisition and interchange. Here is a brief description of recent projects by students
of Music 254 and visiting scholars.
Students are asked to identify a particular area of interest, conduct a
literature review, and either develop a hands-on project or write a
review article including evaluations of existing approaches and outcomes.
The lab component of the class emphasizes the open-source
Humdrum
Toolkit (Also see User
guide), which runs on unix and can be downloaded without cost.
Other platforms may be used for the purposes of musical display, sound
output via MIDI, statistical analysis, and document preparation.
The class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00-11:50am in Braun Music
Center #129. The course can be taken for 1-4 credits. The main
reference for the underlying musical codes is Beyond MIDI
(MIT Press, 1997).
Professor: Eleanor Selfridge-Field (esfield@stanford.edu)
Teaching assistant: Yi-Wen Liu (jacobliu@ccrma.stanford.edu)
A number of guest lecturers will also participate.