Title (eng)
An annotated corpus of tonal piano music from the long 19th century
Author
Yannis Rammos
Abstract (eng)
We present a dataset of 264 annotated piano pieces of nine composers, composed in the long 19th century (doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7483349). Annotations adhere to the DCML harmony annotation standard and include Roman numerals, phrase boundaries, and cadence types. The scores are encoded in the XML-based MuseScore 3 format. Annotations are embedded within the MuseScore files. In addition, all harmony information, alongside key features of the encoded measure and note objects, is provided in the form of plaintext TSV-formatted tables for increased interoperability with other datasets and analysis tools. Annotations were collaboratively created and reviewed by a pool of trained music theorists. Collaboration took place asynchronously online via a semi-automated GitHub-based workflow designed for quality assurance, allowing cycles of revisions and reviews until consensus is reached. The full revision history is retained, providing data for further empirical research on inter-annotator agreement and related topics. We also present descriptive statistics about the nine corpora and the dataset as a whole, including comparisons of pitch-class contents, phrase lengths, modulations, and cadence types. We conclude with a discussion of our musicological principles for corpus building and considerations of representability.
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corporaharmonyphrasecadencepiano19th century
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[eng]
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Title (deu)
Empirical Musicology Review
Volume
18
Issue
1
ISSN
1559-5749
Issued
2023
From page
84
To page
95
Date issued
2024-01-12
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https://phaidra.bruckneruni.at/o:3910
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