Music Analysis by Computer: A Field for Theory Formation
Bo H. Alphonce · Computer Music Journal · 1980
Music theory is by no means an exact science and there is disagreement on analytical procedures, vocabulary, and varying degrees of emphasis on linear and vertical (harmonic) elements, to name but a few problem areas in this complex discipline. The capable theorist not only depends on his formal training in analysis (vocabulary, procedures, etc.) but also draws on his musical experience, intuition, and historical background-all of these being components which do not easily lend themselves to computational procedures (1974, p. 286).