Chord sequence generation with semiotic patterns
Darrell Conklin · Journal of Mathematics and Music · 2016
Chord sequences play a fundamental role in music analysis and generation. This paper considers the task of chord sequence generation for electronic dance music, specifically for pieces in the sub-genre of trance. These pieces contain repetitive harmonic sequences with a specific semiotic structure and coherence. The paper presents a formal representation for the semiotic structure of chord sequences, and describes a method for ranking the instances of a semiotic pattern using a statistical model trained on a corpus. Examples of generated chord sequences for a full trance piece are presented.