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Can other musical databases be accessed using Humdrum?

April 26, 2017accessed databases humdrum musical

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Can other musical databases be accessed using Humdrum?

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Currently, there are a handful of software tools that translate from various formats to Humdrum. Music encoded in Leland Smith’s SCORE format can be translated to Humdrum using a program written by Andreas Kornstaedt of the University of Hamburg. Music encoded in Helmut Schaffrath’s ESAC representation (Essen Associative Code) can also be translated to Humdrum. Another program can translate Barry Brook’s Plaine and Easie Code (used by RILM) to Humdrum. These translation tools are not currently distributed as part of the Humdrum Toolkit. They are available by special request. 27. What do the Humdrum software tools do? Nearly all Humdrum commands accept some Humdrum-format input(s) and produce some corresponding Humdrum-format output. This means that information can be processed through a series of successive Humdrum commands. 28. Can you provide some examples of Humdrum processes? Here are some examples of simple Humdrum pipelines. The following command extracts all woodwind parts from