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International Conference on Web Delivering of Music
WEDELMUSIC2001, Florence, Italy, 30th Nov.-1st December 2001
http://www.wedelmusic.org/wedelmusic2001WEDELMUSIC2001 at dsi.unifi.it
Patronized by: IEEE CS TC on Computer Generated Music
Sponsored by: IST Europ. Commission, University of Florence, DSI,
Fraunhofer Institute, IRCAM, SUVINI ZERBONI, RICORDI, CESVIT, SVB-FNB,
ILSP, ARTEC, SMF.
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The popularity of Internet and multimedia has increased the need for
rapid diffusion of culture in new formats. Since its beginnings, music
has never shied away from incorporating the latest technological advances
to maximise expressive power. Its pioneering role in the use of Internet
technology to broadcast audio and music files continues to break new
boundaries.
Current state of the art still distributes music either on paper or on CD
or similar media. However, the possibility to distribute music in several
other formats, such as symbolic, audio (in its several available formats)
and as images of music scores opens several new avenues for research.
At the same time, Internet technologies are having a strong impact on
system architectures and business processes, while new regulations are
changing the distribution mechanisms of music in important ways.
WEDELMUSIC-2001 aims to deal with these major topics in music-related
fields, in order to address new ways to distribute music to larger audiences.
The impact of these developments on cultural heritage will be considered,
together with their availability to people with limited access to classical
archives or libraries. In particular, proposals and solutions benefiting
visually-impaired people are encouraged, to let everybody access this
large and hidden cultural heritage. Tools for impaired people will contribute
to broadening music playing and enjoyment.
The conference focuses on both the challenges posed by Internet in its role
as a major player for business changes and music distribution, as well as
opportunities as a new infrastructure for enabling technology. In addition,
this conference seeks to promote discussion and interaction between
researchers, practitioners, developers and users of tools, technology
transfer experts, and project managers. Of particular interest is the exchange
of concepts, prototypes, research ideas, and other results which could
both contribute to the academic arena and also benefit business and the
industrial community. WEDELMUSIC-2001 will bring together a variety
of participants to address not only different technical issues, but also the
impact of Internet on the preservation of cultural heritage.
Topics of interest include but are not restricted to the following aspects:
- Protection formats and tools for music
- Transaction Models for delivering music
- Business model for publisher
- Copyright ownership protection
- Formats and models for distribution
- Watermarking techniques for protecting music sheets and audio files
- Music manipulation and Analysis
- Music Excerpts, score and audio
- Music and tools for impaired people
- Publishers and distributors servers
- Viewing and listening tools for music
- Databases for institutions: publishers, conservatories, libraries, theatres, etc.
- Music Education Techniques
- Braille music and tools
- Cataloguing Aspects and tools
- Conversion aspects, techniques, quality, reliability and tools
- Music Sheet Digitalisation, techniques, tools, quality
- Music editing and manipulation
RESEARCH PAPERS
Papers should describe original and significant work in the research
and practice of the main topics listed above. Research case studies,
applications and experiments are particularly welcome. Papers should
be limited to 2000 - 5000 words in length, written in English and
submitted in either PDF or PostScript format via email to
WEDELMUSIC2001 at dsi.unifi.it, by 15 February 2001.
Of the accepted paper, 8 pages will be published in the conference
proceedings.
APPLICATIONS
Alternatively, proposals for presentations of Applications and Tools
are also welcome. These may consist of experience reports from actual
utilisation of tools, industrial practice and models, or tool demonstrations.
Please submit proposals for Application presentations via email to
WEDELMUSIC2001 at dsi.unifi.it by 15 February 2001. Application
proposals will be reviewed based on their description and demo,
if any. A 1 page summary of the accepted proposal will be published
in the conference proceedings.
PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings will be published by IEEE, the conference is patroned by IEEE
Computer society Technical Committee on Computer Generated Music.
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper and Application submission: 15 February 2001, notification of
acceptance: 2 July 2001.
Proceedings will be published by the IEEE, the conference is endorsed
by IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Computer
Generated Music.
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