ScoreSifter: Software for Analysis of Post-Tonal Music, Using Domain-Based Segmentation

Abstract

In this paper we try to deal one of the problems of the contemporary music analysis: the understanding of the hidden structures in the post-tonal music. For his characteristics we can compare it to a true complexity issue. This report is divided into three sections: firstly we will try to illustrate the theories that brought about the creation of ScoreSifter, a software tool for the analysis of post-tonal music. The second section proposes an example of analytical research, while the third section examines the technical and operative characteristics of the program.