The computer as music critic Source:The New York Times (2012)
Thanks to advances in computing power, we can analyze music in
radically new and different ways. Computers are still far from
grasping some of the deep and often unexpected nuances that
release our most intimate emotions. However, by processing vast
amounts of raw data and performing unprecedented large-scale
analyses beyond the reach of teams of human experts, they can
provide valuable insight into some of the most basic aspects of
musical discourse, including the evolution of popular music over
the years. Has there been an evolution? Can we measure it? And
if so, what do we observe? Measuring the evolution of
contemporary western popular music Publication Type:Journal
Article Source:Scientific Reports, Nature, Volume 2, p.521
(2012) Keywords:Big data; Music; Power laws; Complex networks;
Evolution Popular music is a key cultural expression that has
captured listeners' attention for ages. Many of the structural
regularities underlying musical disc