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Computational Music Theory and Analysis

Subjects: History · Mathematics · Music Theory · Statistics

Art: Jack Eden created the file. Original artwork…, Page 16, 1619 · Public domain

Instructor
Prof. Michael Scott Asato Cuthbert
Term
Spring 2023
Level
Undergraduate, Graduate
What's inside
47 videos · 12 problem sets · 2 exams · 1 reading · 58 other files · 40 web pages
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Setting Up Your Own Dev Environment

How Problem Sets Will Work

Class 7: Music Representation and Hierarchies

Problem Set 3: Stream Encoding and Bach Chorales

Problem Set 4: Equivalence, Representation, and Intervals

Class 11: Equivalence and Intervals (II) and Filters in music21

Quiz 1: In-Class Midterm Examination

Problem Sets 7-8: Working and Composing with Scales, Chords, and Roman Numerals

Problem Set 9: Vocabulary Reduction Key Analysis

Class 28: Feature Extraction and Machine Learning (cont.)

Quiz 2: Optional Second Midterm Exam

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45 video transcripts

MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. Michael Scott Asato Cuthbert, 21M.383 Computational Music Theory and Analysis, Spring 2023.

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