A Unified System for Analysis and Representation of Indian Classical Music Using Humdrum Syntax

Chordia proposed a new system for the analysis and representation of bandiṣes (bandishes) and gaṭs (gats) in Hindustani music using humdrum syntax (Frontiers of Research in Speech andMusic Conference, 2007). In this paper, we extend the capabilities of this system to encode Carnatic music and propose a unified system for Indian classical music. It enables us to systematically encode Carnatic music compositions into a machine readable format. The **carnatic representation builds on the **bhat representation, with additional changes to incorporate the elements from Carnatic music such as gamakas, 16 śr̥ti, and a more complex tāla system. The linear text-based intermediate representation for data entry is also extended to encode additional metadata useful in Carnatic music. The representation system will be useful for symbolic music research, generation of synthetic melodies, and comparative analyses.