The Checkerboard of Tunes

Year: 2018 Authors: Andrew Crompton

Core claim

The checkerboard pattern is musically meaningful and arises mainly from how repeating notes are distributed in tunes.

Topics

Parsons code, tune statistics, checkerboard pattern, repeating notes

Domains

statistics, probability, discrete sequences, music visualization, physical modeling, data art

Methods

digitization, frequency counting, random-sequence simulation, stereolithographic modeling

Media

Directory of Tunes, stereolithographic model, printed score excerpts, graphic step-path diagrams

Source status

This page publishes metadata and extracted analytical signals only. Raw PDF and full OCR text are kept local for now.