MAX (Musical Application using XML), sponsored by the IEEE* Computer Society and IEEE Standards Association, is an XML-based attempt to write a standard for describing and processing music information within a multilayered environment.
See the MAX website (http://www.lim.dsi.unimi.it/MAX2002).
The first MAX conference will be held in Milan (Italy) on 19 and 20 September 2002.
Some of the topics that might be discussed are:
* Analysis, processing, and synthesis of music information
* Score editing
* Traditional music publishing
* New media music publishing
* Music delivery via internet
* Protection formats and tools for music
* Watermarking techniques for protecting score and audio files
* Music features recognition
* Music contents processing
* Viewing and listening tools for music
* Music databases indexing
* Audio and score segmenting
* Music education techniques
* Interactive music contents
At this conference I will be delivering a paper called Framework for a music markup language, focusing on aspects that need to be considered for a standard music markup language. Here is the abstract:
Objects and processes of music that would be marked with a markup language, need to be demarcated before a markup language can be designed. This paper investigates issues to be considered for the design of an XML-based general music markup language. Most present efforts focus on CWN (Common Western Notation), yet that system addresses only a fraction of the domain of music. It is argued that although useful, a general music markup language should consider more than just CWN. A framework for such a comprehensive general music markup language is proposed.
© 1999, 2000 Author: Jacques Steyn