1. MuseData Ching-Hua Chuan Brian Harlan Amit Singh Kevin Zhu
Chuan, Harlan, Singh, Zhu: ISE599: 2004

2. MuseData | Overview ° Description ° Usage ° Organization
° Example Excerpt

3. MuseData | Description
° Muse Data is generic ASCII-based code, which is viewable by any text editor, and can be appropriated by a variety of software
° It is designed to represent both musical notation and sound information
° It is optimized for data entry and storage, and not for application software

4. MuseData | Description
° Representation is not intended to be complete, and all files can be further edited by the user. This provides more flexibility for the use of the files
° Makes print and sound suggestions as separate records that can be ignored by the application software

5. MuseData
MuseData | Usage
° The code is currently being used in “full-text” databases for several composers
° Databases are intended to be used for the printing of scores, musical analysis, and the production of audio files
Full text = complete works?
Chuan, Harlan, Singh, Zhu: ISE599: 2004

6. MuseData | Usage
° For the purpose of data interchange, MuseData writes its own translation programs for a variety of formats. Its primary use is with MIDI for sound output, SCORE for printing musical scores, and Kern for musical analysis.
° Interchange with SCORE and Kern results in almost no data loss, but MIDI has a tendency to filter data out, or to distort--particularly with rests, grace notes, and unisons between parts

7. MuseData | Organization
° Files are part-oriented: each individual part (voice or instrument) has its own file
° Movements are typically divided into several files and collected in a specific directory

8. MuseData | Organization
° Data records are organized in 80-column rows
° The first character in each record uses a control key to identify the record type
° There are 23 record control keys

9. MuseData | Organization
Note A B
Note B C
Note C D
Note D E
Note E F
Note F G
Note G r
Rest
A-r = Regular Note Records
Chuan, Harlan, Singh, Zhu: ISE599: 2004

10. MuseData | Organization
Bar (measure) line
“ ”
Extra note in a chord g
Grace note c
Cue note b
Backspace in time i
Invisible rest f
Figured harmony /
End of music, or End of file
Combined/Divided Part [i =Invisible Rest: allows the encoder to move forward in the record without printing a rest b = backspace]
Figured harmony = Basso Continuo
Chuan, Harlan, Singh, Zhu: ISE599: 2004

11. MuseData | Organization$
Musical attribute *
Musical directions a
Append to previous file
&
Comment mode toggle switch @
Single line comment P
Print suggestions S
Sound suggestions
[*] = Generalized Musical Directions: such as dynamics, piano pedal indications, rehearsal numbers, etc.
[a]= Record Length Extender continuation record that connects 2 records (this is useful for connecting movements)
Also, Font and Diacritical Marks Records
Chuan, Harlan, Singh, Zhu: ISE599: 2004

12. MuseData | Organization
° Regular Note Records
· Columns 1-9: pitch/rest identification (1-5) and duration information (6-9)
· Columns 10-12: always left blank
· Columns 13-80: interpretation and graphic (printing) information
Pitch information = pitch name, chromatic inflection,(sharp, flat, or natural), and octave number.
Duration given in units called “divisions”
Column 9 is reserved ties, which is connected to the initiating note
Columns = text underlay
Chuan, Harlan, Singh, Zhu: ISE599: 2004

13. MuseData | Example Excerpt

14. measure 13
G q. d
E s d [
F s d ]
G e d [
A s d =
B s d ]
gD s u
C e d [
B s d =
A s d ]
measure 14
measure 15
gA s u
F s d =
E s d ]
D e d [
E e d ]
gG s u
F e d [
E s d =
D s d ]
C e d [
D e d ]
measure 16
E e. d [ (
C s d ] )
A e. d [ (
D s d ] )
C q d (
B q d )
measure 17
D s d [ (
E s d = )
D s d = (
E s d ] )
C s d [ (
D s d = )
C s d = (
measure 18
E s d [ (
D s d =
C s d ] .
A s d [ (
B s d =
C s d =
measure 19
C q. d (
D s d [
F e d [ (
G e d =
A e d = )
F e d ] .
measure 20
E h d (
D q d )
rest q
/END
02/10/04 Ching-hua,Kevin
WK#: MV#:1a
W.A. Mozart
VIERTES QUARTETT
K. 157, No. 4 in C major
Violino I
1 0
Group memberships: sound, score
sound: part 1 of 4
score: part 1 of 4
$ K:0 Q:4 T:4/4 X:-11 C:4
measure 1
C q. u (&0p
D e u )
E q u
measure 2
E e u [ (
D e u =
F e u =
E e u ]
D q u )
rest q
measure 3
D q. u (
E e u )
F q u
measure 4
F e u [ (
E e u =
G e u =
F e u ]
E q u )
measure 5
A q. u (
B e d
C q d )
C q d
measure 6
C q d (
B q d )
A q u
G q u
measure 7
G q u (
F q u )
D q u
measure 8
C q u
rest h
measure 9
C q. d (&f
D e d )
E q d
E q d
measure 10
E e d [ (
D e d =
F e d =
E e d ]
D q d )
measure 11
D q. d (
E e d )
F q d
measure 12
F e d [ (
E e d =
G e d =
F e d ]
E q d )

15. measure 13
E q. d
C s d [
D s d ]
E e d [
F s d =
G s d ]
gB s u
A e d [
G s d =
F s d ]
measure 14
measure 15
gF s u
D s d =
C s d ]
B e d [
C e d ]
gE s u
D e d [
C s d =
B s d ]
A e u [
B e u ]
measure 16
C e. u [ (
E s u ] )
C e. u [ (
F s u ] )
E q u (
D q u )
measure 17
gF s u
E e u [
D s u =
C s u ]
B s u [ (
C s u = )
B s u = (
C s u ] )
gE s u
D e u [
C s u =
B s u ]
A s u [ (
B s u = )
A s u = (
B s u ] )
measure 18
C q u
C s u [ (
E s u =
measure 19
C q. u (
D s u [
F e u [ (
G e u =
B e u = )
D e u ] .
measure 20
C h d (
B q d )
rest q
/END
02/11/04 Ching-hua,Kevin
WK#: MV#:1a
W.A. Mozart
VIERTES QUARTETT
K. 157, No. 4 in C major
Violino II
1 0
Group memberships: sound, score
sound: part 1 of 4
score: part 1 of 4
$ K:0 Q:4 T:4/4 X:-11 C:4
measure 1
C q. u (&0p
B e u )
C q u
measure 2
C e u [ (
B e u =
D e u =
C e u ]
B q u )
rest q
measure 3
B q. u (
C e u )
D q u
measure 4
D e u [ (
C e u =
E e u =
D e u ]
C q u )
measure 5
D h. u (
A q u )
measure 6
A q u (
G q u )
F q u
E q u
measure 7
E q u (
D q u )
B q u
measure 8
C q u
rest h
measure 9
C q. d (&f
B e d )
C q d
C q d
measure 10
C e d [ (
B e d =
D e d =
C e d ]
B q d )
measure 11
B q. d (
C e d )
D q d
measure 12
D e d [ (
C e d =
E e d =
D e d ]
C q d )

16. 02/11/04 Ching-hua,Kevin
WK#: MV#:1a
Brian plz fill in the source
VIERTES QUARTETT
movement title we don't know
Viola
1 0
Group memberships: sound, score
sound: part 3 of 4
score: part 3 of 4
$ K:0 Q:2 T:4/4 X:-11 C:13
measure 1
G w p-
measure 2
G h u
G e u [ (
B e u =
D e u =
B e u ] )
measure 3
G w
measure 4
G e d [
E e d = (
G e d =
E e d ] )
measure 5
C h d (
A q u
D q d )
measure 6
G h u
rest h
measure 7
measure 8
rest e f
E e u [ .
F e u = .
G e u ] .
A e u [ .
B e u = .
C e u = .
D e u ] .
measure 9
E e d f
G q d
G e d (
measure 10
G e d )
G e d [ (
F# e d =
G e d ] )
measure 11
G e u
measure 12
C e d [ (
B e d =
C e d ] )
measure 13
C q d
rest q
rest e
C e u [ (
B e u =
C e u ] )
measure 14
C q u
C e d [ (
B e d =
C e d ] )
measure 15
C e d
G e d [ (
F e d =
E e d ] )
F e d [ (
E e d =
D e d ] )
measure 16
A e u
G h u
measure 17
G e u [ (
F e u =
E e u ] )
F e u [ (
E e u =
D e u ] )
measure 18
measure 19
G e u [
G e u =
E e u ]
C e d [ (
A e d ] )
measure 20
G e d [
G e d =
G e d ]
G e d [
D e d =
B e d ]
/END

17. 02/11/04 Ching-hua,Kevin
WK#: MV#:1a
Brian plz fill in the source
VIERTES QUARTETT
movement title we don't know
Violoncello
1 0
Group memberships: sound, score
sound: part 4 of 4
score: part 4 of 4
$ K:0 Q:2 T:4/4 X:-11 C:22
measure 1
C e u [ p
C e u =
C e u ]
C e u [
measure 2
G e u [
G e u =
G e u ]
G q u
rest q
measure 3
measure 4
C q u
measure 5
F# e # d [
F# e # d =
F# e # d ]
measure 6
G e d [
G e d =
G e d ]
measure 7
measure 8
C e u f
C e d [ .
D e d = .
E e d ] .
F e n d [ .
G e d = .
A e d = .
B e d ] .
measure 9
measure 9
C q d
G q d
E q d
C q u
measure 10
G u d
rest h
measure 11
D q d
B q u
G q u
measure 12
C u d
measure 13
rest e
C e d [ (
B e d =
C e d ] )
rest q
measure 14
C e u [ (
B e u =
C e u ]
C q u
measure 15
measure 16
C q d (
F q d )
G q d (
G q d )
measure 17
measure 18
C q u (
F q u )
G q u (
F q u )
measure 19
E e d [
E e d =
C e d =
C e d ]
A e d [ (
G e d =
F e d =
D e d ] )
measure 20
G e d [
G e d ]
/END

18. MuseData | Example Excerpt