Computational analysis of Amy Beach's choral music using the music21 toolkit
In short: This lecture explores how to apply digital filtering techniques to choral compositions. Instructor Michael Scott Asato Cuthbert demonstrates how to analyze intervals and note spelling within the music21 environment, providing a practical look at computational music theory through the lens of a specific historical work.
Part of the Spring 2023 course 21M.383 at MIT, this session focuses on the technical application of the music21 library. By examining a choral piece by Amy Beach, students learn to manipulate musical data to extract information about intervals and spelling.
The lesson serves as a bridge to Problem Set 4, illustrating how computational methods can automate the analysis of complex musical scores. It highlights the intersection of musicology and programming, showing how software tools can reveal structural patterns in classical choral repertoire.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: Class 11 Video: Equivalence and Intervals (II) and Filters in music21
- Also: Class 11 Video: Equivalence and Intervals (II) and Filters in music21 captions | Computational Music Theory and Analysis | Music | MIT OpenCourseWare
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