Post by redemptor on Jun 9, 2011 20:16:41 GMT
Dear experts,
I am creating an application that calculates closeness of songs by their harmony. I need to test it, and I want to test it on the Beatles' discography.
The only thing I miss is the data regarding "true" closeness of Beatles songs by harmony. What I need is the partition of all songs into groups so that in each group, songs are known to be quite close to each other. With that data I could evaluate the performance of my model.
I know that there are several researchers who have analyzed Beatles' songs, particularly their harmony — Pollack's "Notes on..." series come to mind. But I haven't found anything resembling what I need. Do you know such works?
As plan B, I could use the fact that Beatles' style in harmony has progressed over time. I have met several opinions that their career could be categorized into three periods:
- Early period (1962-65) — from the album Please Please Me to the album Help!;
-Middle period (1965-67) — from the album Rubber Soul to the EP Magical Mystery Tour;
- Late period (1968-70) — from The Beatles (White Album) to the album Let It Be.
I have tried to pick up several songs to form the groups that I need. Could you please comment on my choice? Please keep in mind that I am interested in harmonical closeness.
1:
01_-_Please_Please_Me\14_-_Twist_And_Shout
02_-_With_the_Beatles\08_-_Roll_Over_Beethoven
04_-_Beatles_for_Sale\04_-_Rock_and_Roll_Music
05_-_Help!\07_-_Ticket_To_Ride
2:
06_-_Rubber_Soul\02_-_Norwegian_Wood_(This_Bird_Has_Flown)
06_-_Rubber_Soul\07_-_Michelle
06_-_Rubber_Soul\09_-_Girl
06_-_Rubber_Soul\04_-_Nowhere_Man
3:
07_-_Revolver\02_-_Eleanor_Rigby
07_-_Revolver\06_-_Yellow_Submarine
07_-_Revolver\14_-_Tomorrow_Never_Knows
07_-_Revolver\09_-_And_Your_Bird_Can_Sing
4:
08_-_Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band\01_-_Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band
08_-_Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band\03_-_Lucy_In_The_Sky_With_Diamonds
09_-_Magical_Mystery_Tour\08_-_Strawberry_Fields_Forever
09_-_Magical_Mystery_Tour\11_-_All_You_Need_Is_Love
5:
10CD1_-_The_Beatles\CD1_-_13_-_Rocky_Raccoon
10CD2_-_The_Beatles\CD2_-_06_-_Helter_Skelter
11_-_Abbey_Road\01_-_Come_Together
12_-_Let_It_Be\06_-_Let_It_Be
I am creating an application that calculates closeness of songs by their harmony. I need to test it, and I want to test it on the Beatles' discography.
The only thing I miss is the data regarding "true" closeness of Beatles songs by harmony. What I need is the partition of all songs into groups so that in each group, songs are known to be quite close to each other. With that data I could evaluate the performance of my model.
I know that there are several researchers who have analyzed Beatles' songs, particularly their harmony — Pollack's "Notes on..." series come to mind. But I haven't found anything resembling what I need. Do you know such works?
As plan B, I could use the fact that Beatles' style in harmony has progressed over time. I have met several opinions that their career could be categorized into three periods:
- Early period (1962-65) — from the album Please Please Me to the album Help!;
-Middle period (1965-67) — from the album Rubber Soul to the EP Magical Mystery Tour;
- Late period (1968-70) — from The Beatles (White Album) to the album Let It Be.
I have tried to pick up several songs to form the groups that I need. Could you please comment on my choice? Please keep in mind that I am interested in harmonical closeness.
1:
01_-_Please_Please_Me\14_-_Twist_And_Shout
02_-_With_the_Beatles\08_-_Roll_Over_Beethoven
04_-_Beatles_for_Sale\04_-_Rock_and_Roll_Music
05_-_Help!\07_-_Ticket_To_Ride
2:
06_-_Rubber_Soul\02_-_Norwegian_Wood_(This_Bird_Has_Flown)
06_-_Rubber_Soul\07_-_Michelle
06_-_Rubber_Soul\09_-_Girl
06_-_Rubber_Soul\04_-_Nowhere_Man
3:
07_-_Revolver\02_-_Eleanor_Rigby
07_-_Revolver\06_-_Yellow_Submarine
07_-_Revolver\14_-_Tomorrow_Never_Knows
07_-_Revolver\09_-_And_Your_Bird_Can_Sing
4:
08_-_Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band\01_-_Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band
08_-_Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band\03_-_Lucy_In_The_Sky_With_Diamonds
09_-_Magical_Mystery_Tour\08_-_Strawberry_Fields_Forever
09_-_Magical_Mystery_Tour\11_-_All_You_Need_Is_Love
5:
10CD1_-_The_Beatles\CD1_-_13_-_Rocky_Raccoon
10CD2_-_The_Beatles\CD2_-_06_-_Helter_Skelter
11_-_Abbey_Road\01_-_Come_Together
12_-_Let_It_Be\06_-_Let_It_Be