for Musical Applications Using XML A New IEEE Standard for Musical Applications Using XML Denis L. Baggi IEEE CS TC on Computer Generated Music d.baggi@computer.org

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First Step: Project Authorization Request PAR Form with 10 points Scope of Proposed Project Purpose of Proposed Project This project: Proprietary, Incomplete and Binary De-Facto Standards: MIDI, NIFF, WAV, MP3, ...

Definition of a Commonly Acceptable Musical Application New Abstract Proposal IEEE Standard, Approved Project 1599 Definition of a Commonly Acceptable Musical Application Using the XML Language Scope. This project will develop an XML application defining a standard language for symbolic music representation. The language will be a meta-representation of music information for describing and processing said music infromation within a multilayered environment, for achieving integration among structural, score, MIDI, and digital sound levels of representation. Furthermore, the proposed standard should integrate music representation with already defined and accepted common standards. The standard will be accepted by any kind of software dealing with music information, e.g. score editing, OMR systems, music performance, musical databases, and composition and musicological applications. Purpose. There is currently no defined, independent standard for representing music information that can describe and process all the different layers which characterize music information. For each layer of music information, there is one or more accepted standards (e.g. MIDI for performances, NIFF for notation and so on) and/or one or more proprietary formats. None of them can be suitably applied to other layers. This standard will make easier the integration, interchange, and translation from one layer to another of music information across different applications and even for different users. Past activities of the IEEE CS Technical Committee on Computer Generated Music Chairman: Denis Baggi, ICIMSI Vice-Chairman: Goffredo Haus, University of Milan July 1991, IEEE COMPUTER Published by the CS Press CD-Audio CD-ROM Intelligent Music Workstation CD-ROM on Standards

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Identification of Proposals for Symbolic Music Information (SMI): SMDL, Hy Time, SMIL, MusicXML, MusiXML, MusiCat & MDL, WEDELMUSIC Format, MNML, MML, MuTaTeD, MusicML, ChordML layered SMI; structural, notational, performance, audio levels, represented in XML; at least two-dimensional; beyond Common Western Notation

Workshop for late Spring 2003 Standard foreseen for mid-2004