Generative Transformer-based Models of Symbolic Polyphonic Music

Master Thesis

Institute for Music Informatics and Musicology, University of Music Karlsruhe The thesis is available for download here

Bach Chorale Samples

generated bach chorale 1
First chorale generated by model 1.
generated bach chorale 2
Second chorale generated by model 1.

MAESTRO Sample

generated maestro sample
Sample generated by the MAESTRO model (manually transcribed).

Bach Chorale Reconstructions

original
Original Beweis dein Macht, Herr Jesu Christ.
reconstruction 1
First reconstruction.
reconstruction 2
Second reconstruction.

Bach Chorale Latent Model Sample

code generated sample
Chorale generated using the latent generative model and the decoder.