Complex network structure of musical compositions: Algorithmic generation of appealing music

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 389, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 126-132

  Liu, Xiao Fan ^a   Tse, Chi K ^a   Small, Michael ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complex networks; Music; Music composition; Random walk; Scale free distribution

Indexed keywords

RANDOM PROCESSES;

CLUSTERING COEFFICIENT; CONTROLLED RANDOM WALKS; MUSIC; MUSIC COMPOSITION; MUSICAL COMPOSITION; POWER LAW EXPONENT; RANDOM WALK; SCALE-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS;

COMPLEX NETWORKS;

EID: 70349438986     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2009.08.035     Document Type: Article

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