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Automated identification of melodic variants in folk music

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Abbreviations

CAS:

Carmina Scara Enlarged, by Lowell Mason (F.J. Huntington and Mason, New York, 1852)

DUL:

The Dulcimer, by I.B. Woodbury (F.J. Huntington and Mason, New York, c.1850)

HH:

The Hesperian Harp, by William Houser (T.K. and P.G. Collins, Philadelphia, PA, 1848)

HS:

The Harmonia Sacra, by Edward L. White and J.E. Gould (Ditson, Boston, MA, 1851)

KNH:

The Kentucky Harmony, by Ananias Davisson (Harrisonburg, VA, 1820)

OSAH:

Original Sacred Harp, compiled by the Committee on Revision of the Sacred Harp of the United Sacred Harp of the United Sacred Harp Musical Association (Ruralist Press, Atlanta, 1929, c.1911)

SAH:

The Sacred Harp, by B.F. White, E.J. King (and D.P. White) 4th ed. (C.P. Byrd, Atlanta)

SOCH:

The Social Harp, by John G. McCurry (S.C. Collins, Philadelphia, PA, 1859)

UH:

The Union Harmony, selected by George Hendrickson (Funk, Mountain Valley, VA, 1848)

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  1. School of Library Science, University of North-Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

    Martin Dillon (Associate Professor)

  2. with Hobart College, Middlesex, NY

    Michael Hunter

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Dillon, M., Hunter, M. Automated identification of melodic variants in folk music. Comput Hum 16, 107–117 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02259739

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