arXiv Open Access 2024

The Kolmogorov Complexity of Irish traditional dance music

Michael McGettrick Paul McGettrick

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We estimate the Kolmogorov complexity of melodies in Irish traditional dance music using Lempel-Ziv compression. The "tunes" of the music are presented in so-called "ABC notation" as simply a sequence of letters from an alphabet: We have no rhythmic variation, with all notes being of equal length. Our estimation of algorithmic complexity can be used to distinguish "simple" or "easy" tunes (with more repetition) from "difficult" ones (with less repetition) which should prove useful for students learning tunes. We further present a comparison of two tune categories (reels and jigs) in terms of their complexity.

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cs.IT cs.CL cs.CV cs.IR cs.SD eess.AS

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Michael McGettrick

Paul McGettrick

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McGettrick, M., McGettrick, P. (2024). The Kolmogorov Complexity of Irish traditional dance music. https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.12000

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Tahun Terbit: 2024
Bahasa: en
Sumber Database: arXiv
Akses: Open Access ✓