Super Mario Statistics

Today I created a program to statistically analyze midi files and use the collected data to create a new, random 'permutation' of the file using the same statistics. I used the super mario brothers game theme song as my source midi file and the result was surprisingly interesting. Considering the simplicity of the statistics collected, I think the results demonstrate the feasability of a stylistic permutation tool as discussed in a previous post.

Ideas on the Quantification of Style

Today I worked on developing a structural outline for a system capable of analyzing and quantifying the essence of musical "style." The analysis will consist primarily of Markov chains with criteria automatically developed and analyzed by the program in the style of a nodal or neural network. In this way, the program will learn autonomously what criteria best 'define' a style and thus learn to reproduce new music in this style.