Mathematical features for recognizing preference in Sub-saharan African traditional rhythm timelines

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Volumn 3686, Issue PART I, 2005, Pages 18-27

  Toussaint, Godfried ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CIRCULAR LATTICES; GROUP THEORY; MUSIC RECOGNITION; RHYTHMIC ODDITY;

FEATURE EXTRACTION;

EID: 27244443943     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/11551188_2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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