Quantifying Metrical Ambiguity

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  • Patrick Flanagan
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This paper explores how data generated by meter induction models may be recycled to quantify metrical ambiguity, which is calculated by measuring the dispersion of metrical induction strengths across a population of possible meters. A measure of dispersion commonly used in economics to measure income inequality, the Gini coefficient, is introduced for this purpose. The value of this metric as a rhythmic descriptor is explored by quantifying the ambiguity of several common clave patterns and comparing the results to other metrics of rhythmic complexity and syncopation.

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تاریخ انتشار 2008