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Chapter XIV
Music Representation of Score,
Sound, MIDI, Structure and
Metadata All Integrated in a
Single Multilayer Environment
Based on XML
Adriano Baratè
Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Goffredo Haus
Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Luca A. Ludovico
Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
aBstract
In this chapter, we will analyze the heterogeneous contents involved in a comprehensive description of
music, organizing them according to a multilayer structure. Each layer we can identify corresponds
to a different degree of abstraction in music information. In particular, our approach arranges music
contents in six layers: General, Music Logic, Structural, Notational, Performance, and Audio. In order
to reflect such organization, we will introduce a new XML-based format, called MX, which is currently
undergoing the IEEE standardization process (IEEE SA PAR1599). In an MX file, music symbols, printed
scores, audio tracks, computer-driven performances, catalogue metadata, and graphic contents related
to a single music piece can be linked and mutually synchronized within the same encoding. The afore-
mentioned multilayer structure allows us to gather and organize heterogeneous contents, leaving them
encoded in well-known and commonly used formats aimed at music description.
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