Title

Automating the Explanation of Jazz Chord Progressions Using Idiomatic Analysis

Authors

Authors

R. Keller; A. Schofield; A. Toman-Yih; Z. Merritt;J. Elliott

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Comput. Music J.

Keywords

SEQUENCES; GRAMMAR; Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Music

Abstract

Musicians interested in improvising melodies often benefit from the ability to analyze chord progressions for tonality and from possession of an understanding of a range of idiomatic chord progressions. We describe automated analysis using an approach to representing idioms known as "bricks," which can also be used in analysis of tonality. The brick nomenclature is attributed to Conrad Cork's "Lego Bricks" approach, as extended by John Elliott. We demonstrate a semi-automatic grammatical approach to analysis of chord sequences and sketch its implementation, which is available in the form of free, open-source software called Impro-Visor.

Journal Title

Computer Music Journal

Volume

37

Issue/Number

4

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/COMJ_a_00201

Language

English

First Page

54

Last Page

69

WOS Identifier

WOS:000329510700005

ISSN

0148-9267

Recommended Citation

"Automating the Explanation of Jazz Chord Progressions Using Idiomatic Analysis" (2013). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 4194.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/4194