This paper introduces a quantum-inspired computational framework for harmonic decision-making in music. The proposed approach formulates harmonization as an optimization problem within a structured combinatorial space, where multiple candidate chord sequences are evaluated under interacting musical constraints.
This paper presents the design and evaluation of a maintainable hybrid generative architecture for automated music harmony generation from melody. The proposed system combines quantum-inspired candidate exploration over overlapping melodic contexts with explicit rule-based optimization to balance generative flexibility and structural control.
arXiv:2607. 06296v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This paper presents the design and evaluation of a maintainable hybrid generative architecture for automated music harmony generation from melody.
By Josef Pavlicek
We study generative modeling of Bach-style symbolic piano music using a shared MIDI corpus and three model families: autoregressive LSTMs with attention, latent-variable models including recurrent VAEs and vector-quantized VAEs, and generative adversarial networks. We compare their ability to model polyphonic note sequences, learn useful latent representations, and generate stylistically coherent compositions.
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By Yakun Liu, Zhiyu Jin, Hai Luan, Dong Liu, Xiaonan Li
arXiv:2608. 04378v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Collaborative music agents need internal representations rich enough to support both understanding and generation, yet flexible enough for a workflow where the human retains agency.
By Scott H. Hawley
arXiv:2607. 22413v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Sample retrieval tools can help composers find harmonically compatible material, but querying from a fixed reference sample becomes less informative as arrangements evolve and the harmonic context shifts with each musical decision.
By Austin Rockman
arXiv:2606. 30642v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Full-length song generation must preserve coherence and musicality, render detailed vocal and accompaniment acoustics, and follow lyrics and prompts.
By Shun Lei, Huaicheng Zhang, Dapeng Wu, Yaoxun Xu, Lishi Zuo, Wei Tan, Hangting Chen, Guangzheng Li, Jianwei Yu, Zhiyong Wu, Dong Yu
arXiv:2608. 03050v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: What is music style?
By Jingwei Zhao, Gus Xia, Ziyu Wang, Ye Wang
arXiv:2606. 13626v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We study generative modeling of Bach-style symbolic piano music using a shared MIDI corpus and three model families: autoregressive LSTMs with attention, latent-variable models including recurrent VAEs and vector-quantized VAEs, and generative adversarial networks.
By Dezhi Yu, Kyuil Lee, Yongkang Huang
arXiv:2608. 18025v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: GPT-style models achieve strong performance by representing language with finite vocabularies of reusable discrete tokens.
By Yi Wang