Understanding Feature Importance in Musical Works: Unpacking Predictive Contributions to Cluster Analyses

Cluster analysis provides insight into musical patterns in composition, performance, and perception. Despite its wide adoption in music research, understanding how specific features affect clustering solutions remains challenging. For example, features such as mode (i.e., major/minor), timing, signa...

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Main Authors: Cameron J. Anderson, Michael Schutz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-12-01
Series:Music & Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043231216257