Computational Modeling of Improvisation in Turkish Folk Music Using Variable-length Markov Models

Modeling Melodic Improvisation in Turkish Folk Music Using Variable-Length Markov Models

The paper describes a new database, which currently consists of 64 songs encompassing approximately 6600 notes, and a system, which uses Variable-Length Markov Models (VLMM) to predict the melodies in the uzun hava (long tune) form, a melodic structure in Turkish folk music. The work shows VLMMs are highly predictive. This suggests that variable-length Markov models (VLMMs) may be applied to ma...

N-gram Modeling of Tabla Sequences Using Variable-length Hidden Markov Models for Improvisation and Composition

Multiple Viewpoint Modeling of North Indian Classical Vocal Compositions

Previous research has shown that ensembles of variable length Markov models (VLMMs), known as Multiple Viewpoint Models (MVMs), can be used to predict the continuation of Western tonal melodies, and outperform simpler, fixed-order Markov models. Here we show that this technique can be effectively applied to predicting melodic continuation in North Indian classical music, providing further evide...

The relation of improvisation in music & Social character of improviser

This research investigates the relation of social practices and behavior of the musician or singer with the quality of his improvisation in the field of music. Using analytic method and field study, it explores the views of two groups of interviewees in the form of two separate statistical communities. The first sample consists of outstanding teachers of music in sixties and nineties which deal...

A Computational Model of Jazz Improvisation Inspired by Language

This paper presents a novel computational model of jazz improvisation based on n-gram language models. Recent functional neuroimaging studies suggest that the brain processes structural elements of improvised music and conversational language in a similar manner. We hypothesized that if musical improvisation and language share a common cognitive and neurological foundation, then statistical tec...