A structured framework for representing time in a generative composition system

Pereira, Francisco C.; Grilo, Carlos Fernando Almeida; Macedo, Luís; Cardoso, Fernando Amílcar Bandeira

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/97

Use this identifier to reference this record.

Name:	Description:	Size:	Format:
TRR1997.pdf		52.16 KB	Adobe PDF	Download

Send Feedback

Authors

Pereira, Francisco C.

Grilo, Carlos Fernando Almeida

Macedo, Luís

Cardoso, Fernando Amílcar Bandeira

Abstract(s)

The representation of music structures is, from Musicology to Artificial Intelligence, a widely known research focus. It entails several generic Knowledge Representation problems like structured knowledge representation, time representation and causality. In this paper, we focus the problem of representing and reasoning about time in the framework of a structured music representation approach, intended to support the development of a Case-Based generative composition system. The basic idea of this system is to use Music Analysis as foundation for a generative process of composition, providing a structured and constrained way of composing novel pieces, although keeping the essential traits of the composer’s style. We propose a solution that combines a tree-like representation with a pseudo-dating scheme to provide an efficient and expressive means to deal with the problem.

Keywords

Music composition Music analysis

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/97

Citation

PEREIRA, Francisco C. e outros - A structured framework for representing time in a generative composition system. In: Fourth Workshop on Temporal Representation and Reasoning. [S.l.]: IEEE, 1997. pp. 168-174.