Title:	funCode - Versatile Syntax and Semantics for Functional Harmonic Analysis Labels
Authors:	Lepper, Markus Trancòn y Widemann, Baltasar Oehler, Michael
ORCID of the author:	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9120-3908
Abstract:	Traditional harmonic analysis annotations can be represented in a computer model of a piece of music by plain text strings. But whenever automated processing like analysis, comparison or retrieval is intended, a formal definition is helpful. This should cover not only the syntactic structure, but also the semantics, i.e. the intended meaning, and thus adheres to the technique of mathematical remodelling of existing cultural phenomena. The resulting models can serve as a basis for automated processing, but also help to clarify the communication and discussion among humans substantially. This article proposes such a definition in four layers, which address different problems of encoding and communication: (a) relation of symbol sequences to staff positions, (b) combining functions, (c) chord roots, and (d) interval structure and voice leading. Only one of them is specific to functional (Riemannian) theory and can possibly be replaced to represent scale degree theory. The proposal is configurable to different interval specification methods and open to localisation. Syntax and semantics are defined by precise mathematical means, borrowed from computer science, and thus are unambiguously documented.
Citations:	Lepper, M., Trancòn y Widemann, B., & Oehler, M. (2022): funCode—Versatile Syntax and Semantics for Functional Harmonic Analysis Labels. Music & Science, 5.
URL:	https://doi.org/10.48693/244 https://osnadocs.ub.uni-osnabrueck.de/handle/ds-202301318191
Subject Keywords:	Formal semantics; context free language; harmonic analysis; Riemannian analysis; computational thinking
Issue Date:	6-May-2022
License name:	Attribution 4.0 International
License url:	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Type of publication:	Einzelbeitrag in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift [Article]
Appears in Collections:	FB03 - Hochschulschriften Open-Access-Publikationsfonds

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