Subject: Re: [MUSIC-IR] musical complexity From: Dan Stowell <dan.stowell@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:51:01 +0100 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Hi Tom - On the information-theoretic side of your question, the following paper is apt: Information dynamics: patterns of expectation and surprise in the perception of music Abdallah, S. and Plumbley, M. 2009 Connection Science http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540090902733756 Best Dan On 11/08/2011 15:29, Tom Cochrane wrote: > (apologies for cross postings) > > Dear listmembers > > Does anyone know of any important articles or books which discuss the > issue of musical complexity? I am particularly interested to find papers > that debate how musical complexity should be understood at a high > theoretical level. For instance, should musical complexity be understood > in purely information theoretic terms or in terms of our psychological > capacity to predict and remember (e.g. analogous to the way that > amplitude differs from perceived loudness)? > > cheers > > Tom > -- Dan Stowell Postdoctoral Research Assistant Centre for Digital Music Queen Mary, University of London Mile End Road, London E1 4NS http://www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/digitalmusic/people/dans.htm http://www.mcld.co.uk/