Automatic raga recognition is one of the fundamental computational tasks in Indian art
music. Motivated by the way seasoned listeners identify ragas, we propose a raga …

Raga is the melodic framework of Indian art music. It is a core concept used in composition,
performance, organization, and pedagogy. Automatic raga recognition is thus a fundamental …

There are at least 100 ragas that are regularly performed in Carnatic music concerts. The
audience determines the identity of ragas within a few seconds of listening to an item. Most …

In this paper we present a database of fundamental frequency series for singing
performances to facilitate comparative analysis of algorithms developed for singing …

Ra̅ga is a quintessential component of Indian classical music. Ra̅gas are primarily
characterised by melodic time-frequency (TF) motifs. There have been several efforts made …

Ra̅ga motifs are the main building blocks of the melodic structures in Indian art music.
Therefore, the discovery and characterization of such motifs is fundamental for the …

Melody categorization refers to the task of grou** a set of melodies into categories of
similar items that originate from the same melodic contour. From a computational …

Query by humming (QBH) is an active research area since a decade with limited commercial
success. Challenges include partial imperfect queries from users, query representation and …

Computational analysis of traditional music recordings often requires culture-specific
problem definition and methodologies. Our previous efforts were directed towards …

Automatically describing contents of recorded music is crucial for interacting with large
volumes of audio recordings, and for develo** novel tools to facilitate music pedagogy …