Stability and Variation in Cadence Formulas in Oral and Semi-Oral Chant Traditions – a Computational Approach

By Dániel Péter Biró, Peter van Kranenburg, Steven R. Ness, George Tzanetakis, and Anja Volk Abstract This paper deals with current research into melodic stability and variation in cadences as they occur in oral and semi-oral traditions. Creating a new … Continue reading

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Towards Modelling Variation in Music as Foundation for Similarity

By Anja Volk, W. Bas de Haas, and Peter van Kranenburg. Abstract This paper investigates the concept of variation in music from the perspective of music similarity. Music similarity is a central concept in Music Information Retrieval (MIR), however there … Continue reading

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In Search of an Appropriate Abstraction Level for Motif Annotations

By Folgert Karsdorp, Peter van Kranenburg, Theo Meder, Dolf Trieschnigg and Antal van den Bosch Abstract We present ongoing research on the role of motifs in oral transmission of stories. We assume that motifs constitute the primary building blocks of stories. … Continue reading

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An Exploration of Language Identification Techniques for the Dutch Folktale Database

By Dolf Trieschnigg, Djoerd Hiemstra, Mariët Theune, Franciska de Jong and Theo Meder Abstract The Dutch Folktale Database contains fairy tales, traditional legends, urban legends, and jokes written in a large variety and combination of languages including (Middle and 17th … Continue reading

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