Description: This book collects research performed in music information retrieval domain, and the outcomes, as well as trends in this research. Four sections cover MIR Methods and Platforms, Harmony, Music Similarity, and Content Based Identification and Retrieval.
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"Ras and Wieczorkowska have compiled a 17-paper book that gives readers a glimpse into some of the current research approaches ... . The 400-page book is structured into four parts. ... The book gathers the contributions of almost 50 authors. ... will provide readers who are interested in music information retrieval with a fair description of the state of the art of this economically important research domain." (P. Jouvelot, ACM Computing Reviews, December, 2010)
"Music is both a science and an art. All of its different dimensions, whether melody, rhythm, timbre, mood, harmony, or counterpoint, are of interest to users of music information retrieval (MIR) systems. ... This book's aim is to popularize the research trends in the area of MIR. ... I strongly recommend this gem of a book for scientific libraries." (Soubhik Chakraborty, ACM Computing Reviews, March, 2011)