Subject: Re: [xsl] Re: music and xml + xsl ? From: "Evan Lenz" <elenz@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:29:55 -0700 |
Hi Robert, Check out MusicXML[1] (not to be confused with MusicML or MusiXML). It definitely appears to be the most current project in this area (last draft dated 2001/07/05). There are some downloadable files available including DTDs, XSLT stylesheets, and an example of MusicXML. Recordare, the company behind this project, is also working on software to output MIDI, convert from Stanford's MuseData music format, and working with Coda Finale files--among other things; it's been a little while since I've looked at it. The other page you'll want to use as a starting point is Robin Cover's excellent site, specifically the page on "XML and Music"[2]. Ultimately, there probably shouldn't be just one XML format for music in general. There are so many things you might want to capture or not capture--notation, dynamics, non-Western tonality, historical/editorial information, performances. One language might use the concept of Western 12-note harmony as a "schema" and individual pieces as instances of that schema. Another language might consider an individual piece as a schema in itself and individual performances as instances of that schema. There are so many approaches I could imagine taking. Another formidable project which I haven't begun to try to understand is HyTime, which is based on SGML. I believe it's also an ISO standard and attempts to capture actual sound/performance information. I'd be very interested in being kept in the loop if you find anything interesting. This has been something I've wanted to explore more deeply but haven't yet had the time to do so. I'm particularly interested in the idea of doing various kinds of "musical transformations" using XSLT. In that case, certain markup languages would probably be more appropriate than others. Evan Lenz B.M. in Piano Performance [1] http://www.musicxml.com/xml.html [2] http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlMusic.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Koberg <rob@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 4:37 PM Subject: [xsl] Re: music and xml + xsl ? > > Is there a "most" popular music notation format (like docbook for > > books/articles)? I see several described by the w3c but I was hoping > > something has emerged as a leader ??? > > > > Or, perhaps more importantly, is there someway to transform the XML into > > midi with XSL to ??? (MO - music objects???). > > > > I don't see anything in searches. I am guessing nothing has emerged as a > > leader. Are there opinions on who might be the best? > > > > thanks for any info or pointers to info, > > Rob > > > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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