Cognitive music modelling: An information dynamics approach

Author

Abdallah, Samer A. ; Ekeus, Henrik ; Foster, Peter ; Robertson, Andrew ; Plumbley, Mark D.

Author_Institution

Centre for Digital Music, Queen Mary Univ. of London, London, UK

fYear

2012

fDate

28-30 May 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

We describe an information-theoretic approach to the analysis of music and other sequential data, which emphasises the predictive aspects of perception, and the dynamic process of forming and modifying expectations about an unfolding stream of data, characterising these using the tools of information theory: entropies, mutual informations, and related quantities. After reviewing the theoretical foundations, we discuss a few emerging areas of application, including musicological analysis, real-time beat-tracking analysis, and the generation of musical materials as a cognitively-informed compositional aid.

Keywords

data handling; music; cognitive music modelling; dynamic process; information dynamics approach; information theoretic approach; musical materials; musicological analysis; mutual informations; real-time beat-tracking analysis; related quantities; sequential data; theoretical foundations; Analytical models; Entropy; Information rates; Markov processes; Mutual information; Observers; Uncertainty;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Cognitive Information Processing (CIP), 2012 3rd International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Baiona

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1877-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CIP.2012.6232940

Filename

6232940