| Title | Tracking Melodic Patterns in Flamenco Singing by Analyzing Polyphonic Music Recordings |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Conference Name | 13th International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference (ISMIR 2012) |
| Authors | Pikrakis, A., Gómez F., Oramas S., Báñez J. M. D., Mora J., Escobar F., Gómez E., & Salamon J. |
| Conference Start Date | 08/10/2012 |
| Conference Location | Porto |
| Abstract | The purpose of this paper is to present an algorithmic pipeline
for melodic pattern detection in audio files. Our
method follows a two-stage approach: first, vocal pitch sequences
are extracted from the audio recordings by means
of a predominant fundamental frequency estimation technique;
second, instances of the patterns are detected directly
in the pitch sequences by means of a dynamic programming
algorithm which is robust to pitch estimation
errors. In order to test the proposed method, an analysis
of characteristic melodic patterns in the context of the flamenco
fandango style was performed. To this end, a number
of such patterns were defined in symbolic format by
flamenco experts and were later detected in music corpora,
which were composed of un-segmented audio recordings
taken from two fandango styles, namely Valverde fandangos
and Huelva capital fandangos. These two styles are
representative of the fandango tradition and also differ with
respect to their musical characteristics. Finally, the strategy
in the evaluation of the algorithm performance was
discussed by flamenco experts and their conclusions are
presented in this paper.
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| Full Document | http://mtg.upf.edu/system/files/publications/Pattern-Flamenco-ISMIR2012.pdf |
