The Automatic Generation of Piano （钢琴的自动生成）.pdf

The Automatic Generation of Piano Accompaniment from Four-Part Hymns Ha Kyung Kong The goal of this research project was to automate the generation of a piano accompaniment based on four-part hymns. The autogeneration is done by converting the four-part hymns and lead sheets that are written in .mxml (Music XML) format into a fully-written-out piano sheet music in .pdf format and .midi format. “Our local church family is relatively small (50 congregations have to struggle to start a members). Although we have a few folk who hymn without any accompaniment. Some of play the piano and do provide special music from time-to-time, we do not currently have these churches have people who play the anyone who is comfortable accompanying our piano. But playing a hymn is very different congregational singing via piano on from playing a classical piece, and the an ongoing basis. This has been my biggest pianist might feel uncomfortable reading an challenge over the past 2-1/2 years as music unfamiliar format of music in front of the leader.” Ken Rigby1 congregation. The Piano Accompaniment Generator hopefully addresses this problem 1. Introduction by providing a style of hymn accompaniment that is familiar to classically Ken is a worship leader at a small