A New IEEE Standard

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A New IEEE Standard

• for Musical Applications
• Using XML

Denis L. Baggi IEEE CS TC on Computer Generated
Music d.baggi_at_computer.org
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standards.ieee.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, ...

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New Abstract Proposal IEEE Standard, Approved
Project 1599
Definition of a Commonly Acceptable Musical
Application Using the XML Language
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.
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.
Past activities of the IEEE CS Technical
Committee on Computer Generated Music
Chairman Denis Baggi, ICIMSI Vice-Chairman
Goffredo Haus, University of Milan
CD-Audio
CD-ROM Intelligent Music Workstation
CD-ROM on Standards
Published by the CS Press
July 1991, IEEE COMPUTER
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www.ims.org
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Basic Rules for an IMS Project

• Seven regions Australia, Canada, European
  Community Norway, Korea, Japan, USA,
  Switzerland
• Project must involve at least three regions
• Abstract endorsed by all regions
• Submissions to ones IMS Secretariat

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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

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• Workshop for late Spring 2003
• Standard foreseen for mid-2004