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It's all about semantics and representation. All data is (can be represented as) one dimensional. Musical scores are definitely on the one dimensional side of
by Ferret7446 1y ago
It's all about semantics and representation. All data is (can be represented as) one dimensional. Musical scores are definitely on the one dimensional side of the spectrum however (e.g., see Lilypond).
- gmueckl 1y agoMusic notation is definitely not one-dimensional because it encodes simultaneous occurrence and simultaneous time-progression of independent pitches (e.g. a sequence of cords played legato).
- Ferret7446 1y agoAnd text encodes multiple bits per character. That's a meaningless distinction (or it means as much as you want it to mean in a subjective semantic debate)
- gmueckl 1y agoI do not understand what point you are trying to make.
- efskap 1y agoYet that maps to MIDI, which is a linear sequence of events
- gmueckl 1y agoNo, MIDI is absolutely not isomorphic to sheet music.
- dahart 1y agoNot necessarily true; this depends entirely on which music notation you’re talking about. Chord charts handle simultaneous pitches easily using a 1D flow of text along the timeline. Most music notations, including standard staff notation, use a layout that has a primary linear time axis, with lines that wrap, just like written text. Staff notation is different, but not that different from text. You can think of pitch as a secondary embedded dimension, but it’s certainly not necessary. You can also notate pitches and pitch combinations symbolically. The resulting audio, whether spoken or played musically, is 1-dimensional (in time) with respect to an idealized single point listener. So at some level, using anything more than one dimension is a type of feature expansion - it’s useful for notation and control, but adds new dimensions that are over-specified and unnecessary to the final result.