Chopin ’ s Nocturnes and Entropy
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It is an oft-quoted fact that there is much in common between the fields of music and mathematics. This paper seeks to examine that commonality through the use of information theory techniques, specifically, entropy as defined by Shannon. The analysis will be presented through the process of creating an entropy table for a collection of Chopin’s Nocturnes. The method for generating a random string of notes with respect to this entropy will also be briefly discussed.
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