CompMusic: Current research and initial results Xavier Serra Music Technology Group Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona http://.upf.edu
CompMusic objectives Promote culture specific approaches in Music Computing research. Advance in the automatic description of music. Reduce the gap between audio signal descriptions and semantic/cultural music concepts. Develop information modeling techniques applicable to the art music traditions of: India (Hindustani, Carnatic), Turkey (Turkish-makam), Arab countries (Andalusi), China (Han).
CompMusic tasks
Research topics Intonation : Pitches used by a performer in a piece (~tuning). Melody : Temporal pitch variations performed in a piece, organized in motifs of different temporal scales. Rhythm : Arrangement of sounds and silences in time establishing patterns of strong and weak events. Community : Group of people sharing a cultural tradition and common aesthetic values. Browsing : Music discovery within a culture specific music collection.
Intonation
Intonation
Intonation Comparison between makam templates and measured histograms
Melody Turkish-makam notation: Pitch contour:
Melody Manual annotation of gamakas in Carnatic music
Rhythm Hierarchical structure of meter
Communities Freesound resources Improve sound sample descriptions Community modeling and adaptation Reinforce social activity Reinforce reuse, creativity Tag cloud
Browsing Server Database Audio recordings (file server) Audio features (computed) Editorial metadata (MusicBrainz) Semantic information (Wikipedia, )
CompMusic*browser* Culture'specific'music'discovery' Ravi'Shankar8Raga'Mishra'Khamaj,'Slow'and'Fast'Gats' Hindustani' Andalusi' Carna4c' Han' Turkish8makam' Raga'4me:' Raga:'Mishra' Solo:'Tabla' Evening' Khamaj' And Or Not And! Or Not And! Or Not! performer' Performer' Composer' instrument' Instrument' Release' Title' Recordings' Details' Analysis' E8listen' Similarity' Release Recording Artists Raga Tala Concert'For'Peace:' Royal'Albert'Hall' Raga'Mishra'Khamaj'' Slow'and'fast'Gats' Ravi'Shankar'(Sitar)' Mishra'Khamaj' Teental' Year'of' performance' Lyricist' Year'of'' release' Form' Raga' Raga'4me' Lay' Tala' Sec4on' Gharana' Solo'
CompMusic*browser* Culture'specific'music'discovery' Ravi'Shankar8Raga'Mishra'Khamaj,'Slow'and'Fast'Gats' Hindustani' Andalusi' Carna4c' Han' Turkish8makam' Raga'4me:' Raga:'Mishra' Solo:'Tabla' Evening' Khamaj' And Or Not And! Or Not And! Or Not! performer' instrument' Recordings' Details' Analysis' E8listen' Similarity' Performer' Instrument' Ar5st* Ravi'Shankar' Editorial*Metadata* Composer' Release' Title' Concert* Place* Concert'for'peace:'Royal'Albert'Hall' London' Year'of' performance' Year'of'' release' Raga' Lay' Sec4on' Lyricist' Form' Raga'4me' Tala' Gharana' Year* 1993' Raga* Mishra'Khamaj' Raga*5me* Evening' Tala* Teental' Laya* Vilambit,'Drut' Performers* Instrument* Gharana* Guru* Ravi'Shankar' Sitar' Maihar' Allauddin'Khan' Zakir'Hussain' Tabla' Punjab' Alla'Rakha' Partho'Sarathy' Sarod' Maihar' Ravi'Shankar' Recordings*in*the*release* Release*Informa5on* Date* 1995' Country* India' Type* Live'Concert' Format* Audio'CD' Disks* 2' Disk1* Label* Moment' Solo' 01'8'Raga'Jait'Alap8Jor8Jhala' 02'8'Raga'Jait'Gat' 03'8'Raga'Kirwani'Slow'And'Fast'Gats' Disk2* 01'8'Raga'Mishra'Khamaj,'Slow'And'Fast'Gats' '
CompMusic*browser* Culture'specific'music'discovery' Ravi'Shankar8Raga'Mishra'Khamaj,'Slow'and'Fast'Gats' Hindustani' Andalusi' Carna4c' Han' Turkish8makam' Raga'4me:' Raga:'Mishra' Solo:'Tabla' Evening' Khamaj' And Or Not And! Or Not And! Or Not! performer' instrument' Recordings' Details' Analysis' E8listen' Similarity' Performer' Instrument' Ar5st* Ravi'Shankar' Editorial*Metadata* Composer' Release' Title' Concert* Place* Concert'for'peace:'Royal'Albert'Hall' London' Year'of' performance' Year'of'' release' Raga' Lay' Sec4on' Lyricist' Form' Raga'4me' Tala' Gharana' Year* 1993' Raga* Mishra'Khamaj' Raga*5me* Evening' Tala* Teental' Laya* Vilambit,'Drut' Performers* Instrument* Gharana* Guru* Ravi'Shankar' Sitar' Maihar' Allauddin'Khan' Zakir'Hussain' Tabla' Punjab' Alla'Rakha' Partho'Sarathy' Sarod' Maihar' Ravi'Shankar' Recordings*in*the*release* Release*Informa5on* Date* 1995' Country* India' Type* Live'Concert' Format* Audio'CD' Disks* 2' Disk1* Label* Moment' Solo' 01'8'Raga'Jait'Alap8Jor8Jhala' 02'8'Raga'Jait'Gat' 03'8'Raga'Kirwani'Slow'And'Fast'Gats' Disk2* 01'8'Raga'Mishra'Khamaj,'Slow'And'Fast'Gats' '
CompMusic*browser* Culture'specific'music'discovery' Ravi'Shankar8Raga'Mishra'Khamaj,'Slow'and'Fast'Gats' Hindustani' Andalusi' Carna4c' Han' Turkish8makam' Raga'4me:' Raga:'Mishra' Solo:'Tabla' Evening' Khamaj' And Or Not And! Or Not And! Or Not! performer' Performer' Composer' instrument' Instrument' Release' Title' Recordings' Details' Analysis' E8listen' Similarity' Year'of' performance' Lyricist' Year'of'' release' Form' Raga' Raga'4me' Lay' Tala' Sec4on' Gharana' Solo'
CompMusic*browser* Culture'specific'music'discovery' Pesendide*Saz*Semaisi*8''Necdet'Yaşar,'Ruhi'Ayangil' Hindustani' Andalusi' Carna4c' Han' Turkish8makam' Makam:' And Or Not! performer' Performer' Release' Title' instrument' Instrument' Year'of'' release' Recordings' Details' Analysis' E8listen' Similarity' Recording Artist Makam Usul Form Work Saz' Semaisi' Necdet'Yaşar'' Ruhi'Ayangil' Saz'Semaisi'' Pesendîde'Saz' Semaisi'' Year'of' performance' Work' Pesendîde'Saz' Semaisi' İstanbul'Sazendeleri' Saz'Semaisi'' Pesendîde'Saz' Semaisi'' Composer' Lyricist' Pesendîde'Saz' Semâîsi' Murat'Aydemir' Derya'Türkan' Saz'Semaisi'' Pesendîde'Saz' Semaisi'' Form' Usul' Makam' Velvele' Peşrevi' Necdet'Yaşar'' Ruhi'Ayangil'' Ahmet'Şahin'' Derya'Türkan'' Serdar'Bişiren' Peşrev' Peşrevi' Müşterek' Pesendîde'ye' Geçiş'Taksimi' Murat'Aydemir'' Derya'Türkan' Mahur' Serbest' Taksim' Müşterek' Pesendîde'ye' Geçiş'Taksimi'
CompMusic*browser* Culture'specific'music'discovery' Pesendide*Saz*Semaisi*8''Necdet'Yaşar,'Ruhi'Ayangil' Hindustani' Andalusi' Carna4c' Han' Turkish8makam' Makam:' Work:' Peşrevi' And Or Not And! Or Not! performer' instrument' Recordings' Details' Analysis' E8listen' Similarity' Performer' Instrument' Work* Editorial*Metadata* Saz'Semaisi' Release' Title' Year'of'' release' Score* Recordings* '(1'Score)' '(3'Recordings)'' Year'of' performance' Work' Composer* Lyricist* Sultan'III.'Selim' Composer' Lyricist' Date* Scores* Sultan*III.*Selim* Form' Makam' Score*Title* Composer* Date* Notated*by*/* Source* Makam* Usul* Form* Usul' Velvele' Saz' Semaisi' Sultan'III.' Selim' Murat'Aydemir' Saz' Semaisi' Related*Performances* Recording* Ar5sts* Makam* Usul* Form* Saz'Semaisi' Pesendîde'Saz' Semaisi' Pesendîde'Saz' Semâîsi' Necdet'Yaşar'(tanbur)' Ruhi'Ayangil'(kanun)' Saz'Semaisi' İstanbul'Sazendeleri' Saz'Semaisi' Murat'Aydemir'(tanbur)' Derya'Türkan'(kemenche)' Saz'Semaisi'
CompMusic*browser* Culture'specific'music'discovery' Pesendide*Saz*Semaisi*8''Necdet'Yaşar,'Ruhi'Ayangil' Hindustani' Andalusi' Carna4c' Han' Turkish8makam' Makam:' Work:' Peşrevi' And Or Not And! Or Not! performer' instrument' Recordings' Details' Analysis' E8listen' Similarity' Performer' Instrument' Work* Editorial*Metadata* Saz'Semaisi' Release' Title' Year'of'' release' Score* Recordings* '(1'Score)' '(3'Recordings)'' Year'of' performance' Work' Composer* Lyricist* Sultan'III.'Selim' Composer' Lyricist' Date* Scores* Sultan*III.*Selim* Form' Makam' Score*Title* Composer* Date* Notated*by*/* Source* Makam* Usul* Form* Usul' Velvele' Saz' Semaisi' Sultan'III.' Selim' Murat'Aydemir' Saz' Semaisi' Related*Performances* Recording* Ar5sts* Makam* Usul* Form* Saz'Semaisi' Pesendîde'Saz' Semaisi' Pesendîde'Saz' Semâîsi' Necdet'Yaşar'(tanbur)' Ruhi'Ayangil'(kanun)' Saz'Semaisi' İstanbul'Sazendeleri' Available'in'English'and' Saz'Semaisi' Murat'Aydemir'(tanbur)' Derya'Türkan'(kemenche)' Türkçe' Saz'Semaisi'
CompMusic*browser* Culture'specific'music'discovery' Pesendide*Saz*Semaisi*8''Necdet'Yaşar,'Ruhi'Ayangil' Hindustani' Andalusi' Carna4c' Han' Turkish8makam' Makam:' Work:' Peşrevi' And Or Not And! Or Not! performer' instrument' Recordings' Details' Analysis' E8listen' Similarity' Performer' Instrument' Release' Title' Year'of'' release' 2'komas' 1'koma' Year'of' performance' Work' Composer' Lyricist' Form' Makam' Onset' Func4on' Usul' Velvele' Pitch' Track'