Abstract
This study applies a novel computational strategy––Jensen Chroma Complexity (JCC)––to develop robust harmonic profiles of music recordings. This feature has been calculated on all US Billboard Top 100 hits across a 75-year period (n=6,394). Results indicate a clear historical trajectory of harmonic profiles, with strong predictability. From the 1940s is a sustained increase in JCC that nearly doubles, peaking in the 1980s, and gradually decreasing into the 21st century. Each decade was also deter- mined to correlate to a statistically distinctive harmonic profile. The find- ings presented here corroborate the effectiveness of JCC in generating ro- bust harmonic profiles that enable identification of the approximate year in which a hit song was popularized.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research |
| Editors | M. Aramaki, R. Kronland-Martinet, S. Ystad |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Publisher | The Laboratory of Mechanics and Acoustics |
| Publication date | 21 Jun 2015 |
| Pages | 198-212 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-2-909669-24-3 |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Jun 2015 |
| Event | 11th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research : Music, Mind, and Embodiment - Plymouth University, Plymouth, United Kingdom Duration: 16 Jun 2015 → 19 Jun 2015 http://cmr.soc.plymouth.ac.uk/cmmr2015/ |
Conference
| Conference | 11th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research |
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| Location | Plymouth University |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Plymouth |
| Period | 16/06/2015 → 19/06/2015 |
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| Series | L M A. Publications |
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| ISSN | 1159-0947 |