Conchord: An application for generating musical harmony by navigating in the tonal interval space

Gilberto Bernardes, Diogo Cocharro, Carlos Guedes, Matthew E.P. Davies

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Abstract

We present Conchord, a system for real-time automatic generation of musical harmony through navigation in a novel 12-dimensional Tonal Interval Space. In this tonal space, angular and Euclidean distances among vectors representing multi-level pitch configurations equate with music theory principles, and vector norms acts as an indicator of consonance. Building upon these attributes, users can intuitively and dynamically define a collection of chords based on their relation to a tonal center (or key) and their consonance level. Furthermore, two algorithmic strategies grounded in principles from function and root-motion harmonic theories allow the generation of chord progressions characteristic of Western tonal music.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMusic, Mind, and Embodiment - 11th International Symposium, CMMR 2015, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsRichard Kronland-Martinet, Mitsuko Aramaki, Sølvi Ystad
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages243-260
Number of pages18
ISBN (Print)9783319462813
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Event11th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research, CMMR 2015 - Plymouth, United Kingdom
Duration: Jun 16 2015Jun 19 2015

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9617 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

Other11th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research, CMMR 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityPlymouth
Period6/16/156/19/15

Keywords

  • Generative music
  • Harmony
  • Tonal pitch space

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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