“Melody, defined as pitched sounds arranged in musical time in accordance with given
cultural conventions and constraints, represents a universal human phenomenon traceable …

We present a machine learning approach to automatically generate expressive
(ornamented) jazz performances from un-expressive music scores. Features extracted from …

Flamenco, recognized by UNESCO as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity,
is a profound expression of cultural identity rooted in Andalusia, Spain. However, there is a …

In this chapter we approach flamenco and Arab-Andalusian vocal music through the
analysis of two representative pieces. We apply a hybrid methodology consisting of audio …

Expressive music performance research deals with the analysis and characterization of the
performance deviations a musician introduce when performing a musical piece. Most of the …

This work uses a custom-built digital bagpipe chanter interface to assist in the process of
learning the Great Highland Bagpipe (GHB). In this paper, a new algorithm is presented for …

Gamaka s are the musical embellishments used in Karnatic Music. Predicting them from the
musical notations plays an important part in applications like automatic synthesis and …

The music industry was the first mass-media industry to be transformed by the transition to
digital. Today, music consumers have access to personal libraries, subscription-based …