Mastering the digital architecture of music theory with music21
Explore how computational tools can decode musical structure. This MIT OpenCourseWare lecture introduces essential features of the music21 toolkit, specifically focusing on how to manipulate and analyze Streams, Corpus, and Meter.
Part of the Spring 2023 course 'Computational Music Theory and Analysis' taught by Michael Scott Asato Cuthbert, this session provides a technical introduction to the music21 library. The video demonstrates how to unlock and utilize advanced features for musical analysis.
The lesson focuses on three core components: Streams, which organize musical data; Corpus, for large-scale analysis; and Meter, for understanding rhythmic structure. It is designed for those looking to apply computational methods to complex musical datasets.
Source: Video 7c: music21 Streams, Corpus, and Meter Features
