Music21

NOTE: If you used pip install to install the VIS Framework, Music21 was installed automatically on your machine and there is no need to complete step 1.

1. Installing Music21
2. Exploring Music21

1. Installing Music21

Music21 is a collection of specialized tools for music analysis that run using Python. The Music21 library is developed and maintained by Michael Cuthbert at MIT. To install Music21, go to their releases page. Windows users should download the easy installer ending with win32.exe, Mac users should download the file at the top of the list ending with tar.gz and then unpack and run the installer.command file. For more information, see Chapter 1 of the Music21 User's Guide.

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2. Exploring Music21

The best place to explore is the Music21 site. The following links are all very useful; not only does Cuthbert show you how to wrangle Music21, but also how to sharpen your Python programming skills:

• Music21 site
• What is Music21?
• Music21 documentation

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