Abstract:Automatic chord labelling is challenging, largely because the identification of chords directly from the musical surface can be ambiguous. Figured bass can potentially offer indications of harmonic rhythm and non-chord tones, thereby reducing this ambiguity. This paper proposes a series of four rule-based algorithms that automatically generate chord labels for homorhythmic Baroque chorales based on both figured bass annotations and the musical surface. These are applied to the existing Bach Chorales Figured Ba… Show more
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