Melodic similarity is a central concept in many sub-disciplines of musicology, as well as for
many computer based applications that deal with the classifications and retrieval of melodic …

In this article we show that a subgroup of music experts has a reliable and consistent notion
of melodic similarity, and that this notion can be measured with satisfactory precision. Our …

This investigation aims at finding an optimal way of measuring the similarity of melodies. The
applicability for an automated analysis and classification was tested on a folk song collection …

Fostered by the introduction of the Music Information Retrieval Evaluation Exchange
(MIREX) competition, the number of systems that calculate symbolic melodic similarity has …

We have all heard numerous melodies, whether they come from commercial jingles, jazz
ballads, operatic arias, or any of a variety of different sources. How a human detects …

Computing melodic similarity is a very general problem with diverse musical applications
ranging from music analysis to content-based retrieval. Choosing the appropriate level of …

Similarity is an important concept in music cognition research since the similarity between
(parts of) musical pieces determines perception of stylistic categories and structural …

Melody is an important property for the perceptual description of Western musical pieces. In
the monophonic context, retrieval systems based on melodic similarity generally consider …

Melodic similarity is an important concept for music databases, musicological studies, and
interactive music systems. Dynamic programming is commonly used to compare melodies …

In recent years the interest in melodic similarity has mushroomed mainly due to the
increased importance of music information retrieval (MIR). A great number of similarity …