Music Data Mining

Li (computer science, Florida International U.) et al. present this study of music data mining. With the recent advances in digital technology and data distribution, music data mining has become an important issue in musicology and computing. Coverage includes data mining tasks, algorithms, audio feature extraction, data classification, instrument recognition, the effects of music on emotions and mood, peer-to-peer networks, indexing, hit song science, and symbolic musicology. The book is a valuable resource for those studying or in the field of musicology and data mining. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)