A Computer Model for the Analysis of Diversity and Coordination in Orchestration

We introduce a method for computer-assisted analysis of musical texture and orchestration. Our aim is to establish a formal understanding of these symbolic dimensions that could be on par with existing computational approaches to rhythm and pitch. We also propose to investigate the role that texture and orchestration control has in structuring musical form. Our research is based on the theoretical considerations made by Wallace Berry in the classic Structural Functions in Music and the subsequent numerical representation and combinatorial manipulation, grounded on the mathematical theory of integer partitions proposed by Pauxy Gentil-Nunes. To do this, we assumed that each local sonic configuration (an orchestral configuration in the case of symphonic music), or Local Sonic Setup , delineate a sound unit. The qualification of these setups according to the number of sonic resources used and the way in which they are distributed to create more or less polyphonic complexity is information that is added to the other dimensions that contribute to the development of a dynamic of the form through sound.

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Charles de Paiva Santana

Didier Guigue

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Publication date: July 2020

Publication date (Print): July 2020

Pages: 120-127

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[0001]University of Campinas

Campinas, Brazil

[0002]Universidade Federal da Paraiba

João Pessoa, Brazil

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EVA2020.21

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Conference name: Proceedings of EVA London 2020

Conference acronym: EVA 2020

Conference number: 30

Conference location: London

Conference date: 6th July – 9th July 2020

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: AI and the Arts: Artificial Imagination

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G Andrews 1984 The theory of partitions Cambridge University Press
W Berry 1987 Structural functions in music Dover New York
P Gentil-Nunes 2009 Análise particional: uma mediação entre composição musical e a teoria das partições. Ph.D. Thesis Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

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[1] G Andrews 1984 The theory of partitions Cambridge University Press

[2] W Berry 1987 Structural functions in music Dover New York

[3] P Gentil-Nunes 2009 Análise particional: uma mediação entre composição musical e a teoria das partições. Ph.D. Thesis Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

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