Three-Dimensional Score: Seeing Music, Hearing Sculpture

Year: 2016 Authors: Miika Karttunen; Atte Tenkanen

Core claim

A 3D vector-based mapping of tonal music can turn MIDI data into analyzable and 3D-printable virtual sculpture.

Topics

music visualization, tonality mapping, 3D sculpture, MIDI data

Domains

modulo 12 arithmetic, multidimensional scaling, kernel density estimation, vector geometry, sculpture, data art, 3D printing, visual music

Methods

Vector Sequence Model, Krumhansl-Schmuckler key-finding algorithm, pitch-class segmentation, kernel density estimation

Media

MIDI, virtual 3D objects, STL, PLY

Source status

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