[MEI-L] analysis

[Eleanor Selfridge-Field]

I had intended to respond to Maja: I'm so accustomed to Humdrum, which
allows multiple labels to be assigned, that I find the either/or question
difficult. In the Humdrum files themselves, multiple harmonic labels may
be used (and have been very useful in comparative studies).

 

A single chord can have one function in the designated key but quite
another in a modulatory context. That distinction enables Craig to
generate keyscapes reconciled to one key (good for comparison between
works) or to see key-specific usage (good for understanding how individual
composers operate). 

 

There is also chord quality: major/minor/augmented/diminished, plus
inversion types, plus extended harmonies (7th, 9th, et al). 

 

How much of all this MEI wants will depend on whether or not it wants to
support harmonic analysis, basso continuo realization (let's say in sound;
but don't stage too much on this-the printed labels are often full of
errors and impossibilities), etc. 

 

For now, it could be left fairly simple, provided that nothing interferes
with expansion of capabilities later. 

 

Eleanor

 

 

Eleanor Selfridge-Field
Consulting Professor, Music (and, by courtesy, Symbolic Systems)
Braun Music Center #129
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-3076, USA
 <http://www.stanford.edu/~esfield/> http://www.stanford.edu/~esfield/ 

 

 

 

From: mei-l-bounces at lists.uni-paderborn.de
[mailto:mei-l-bounces at lists.uni-paderborn.de] On Behalf Of Roland, Perry
(pdr4h)
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 12:11 PM
To: Music Encoding Initiative
Subject: Re: [MEI-L] analysis

 

Hi, Maja,

 

We could add @hfunc to <chord>, but I've always thought that it would
duplicate the function of <harm>, which is to assign harmonic labels.  I
could be wrong though, if <harm> were defined only to be used for
transcription and not analysis.  Anyone else have thoughts on this?  

 

--

p.

 


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From: mei-l-bounces at lists.uni-paderborn.de
[mei-l-bounces at lists.uni-paderborn.de] on behalf of Maja Hartwig
[maja.hartwig at gmx.de]
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 3:33 AM
To: Music Encoding Initiative
Subject: [MEI-L] analysis

Dear List, 

 

writing the guidelines of the analysis module, I am wondering about the
use of the @hfunc.

It is allowed within a <note> for describing a note as a "keynote" or
"root" or anything else.

But the @hfunc is not permitted wtihin the <chord>, although the @mfunc
e.g. is allowed.

In my opinion it would make sense to use the @hfunc also on chords for
describing the function of it 

in a musical work, such as a "tonic" or something like that. 

So I think the att.chord.anl should be memberOf att.harmonicfunction.

Is it a bug or any other opinions?

 

Best regards,

Maja

 

 

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