3 papers
cs.SD2026
Melodic contour does not cluster: Reconsidering contour typology
Bas Cornelissen, Willem Zuidema, John Ashley Burgoyne +1
How to describe the shape of a melodic phrase? Scholars have often relied on typologies with a small set of contour types. We question their adequacy: we find no evidence that phra…
cs.SD2026
Algo Pärt: An Algorithmic Reconstruction of Arvo Pärt's Summa
Bas Cornelissen
Arvo Pärt is one of the most popular contemporary composers, known for his highly original tintinnabuli style. Works in this style are typically composed according to precise proc…
cs.SD2026
Rhythmic segment analysis: Conceptualizing, visualizing, and measuring rhythmic data
Bas Cornelissen
This paper develops a framework for conceptualizing, visualizing, and measuring regularities in rhythmic data. I propose to think about rhythmic data in terms of interval segments:…