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Visualization of tonal content with self-organizing maps and self-similarity matrices

Petri Toiviainen

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Self-organizing mapSelf-similarityComputer sciencebusiness.industrymedia_common.quotation_subjectSpeech recognitioncomputer.software_genreMusic visualizationComputer Science Applicationslaw.inventionVisualizationlawPerceptionCLARITYArtificial intelligenceMemory modelbusinessTonalitycomputerNatural language processingmedia_common

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This article presents a dynamic model of tonality perception based on a short-term memory model and a self-organizing map (SOM). The model can be used for dynamic visualization of perceived tonal content, making it possible to examine the clarity and locus of tonality at any given point of time. This article also presents a method for the visualization of tonal structure using self-similarity matrices. The methods are applied to compositions of J. S. Bach, S. Barber, and J. Pachelbel. Finally, a real-time application embracing the tonality perception model is presented.

https://doi.org/10.1145/1095534.1095543