Information Technologies for Presentation of Bulgarian Folk Songs with Music, Notes and Text in a Digital Library Lozanka Peycheva, Nikolay Kirov, Maria

Information Technologies Information Technologies

forfor Presentation of Presentation of Bulgarian Folk Songs Bulgarian Folk Songs with Music, Notes and with Music, Notes and

Text in a Digital LibraryText in a Digital Library

Lozanka Peycheva, Nikolay Lozanka Peycheva, Nikolay Kirov, Kirov,

Maria Nisheva-PavlovaMaria Nisheva-Pavlova

May 28, 2010 International Conference on Information Systems and Grid Technologies - ISGT 2010

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AbstractAbstract

The paper presents the main aspects of an The paper presents the main aspects of an ongoing project aimed at the development of ongoing project aimed at the development of technologies for digitization of Bulgarian folk technologies for digitization of Bulgarian folk music and building a heterogeneous digital music and building a heterogeneous digital library with Bulgarian folk songs presented library with Bulgarian folk songs presented with their music, notes and text. The with their music, notes and text. The digitization of sound recordings and notations digitization of sound recordings and notations of folk music will facilitate the access to themof folk music will facilitate the access to them, , will provide their preservation in another will provide their preservation in another quality and will present the opportunity for quality and will present the opportunity for these recordings and notations to be used by a these recordings and notations to be used by a greater number of users through webgreater number of users through web--based based accessaccess. .


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The digital library will provide both digital The digital library will provide both digital preservation of the sound recordings and preservation of the sound recordings and notations of Bulgarian folk songs and a notations of Bulgarian folk songs and a possibility for new interpretations of the possibility for new interpretations of the archaic Bulgarian folklore heritage. archaic Bulgarian folklore heritage. Information technologies for Information technologies for presentation of Bulgarian folk songspresentation of Bulgarian folk songs is an interdisciplinary project, which is an interdisciplinary project, which imposes a specific research approach, imposes a specific research approach, combining the plurality and dialogue of a combining the plurality and dialogue of a multitude of viewpoints, positions and multitude of viewpoints, positions and perspectives.perspectives.


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IntroductionIntroduction

• Digital preservation of scientific and cultural Digital preservation of scientific and cultural heritageheritage

• Digital librariesDigital libraries and tools for access to their and tools for access to their contentcontent

• Project “Information Technologies for Project “Information Technologies for Presentation of Bulgarian Folk Songs with Presentation of Bulgarian Folk Songs with Music, Notes and Text in a Digital Library”Music, Notes and Text in a Digital Library”: : Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Institute of Folklore Studies, Institute of Art Institute of Folklore Studies, Institute of Art Studies (BAS); Faculty of Mathematics and Studies (BAS); Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics (Sofia University)Informatics (Sofia University)


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Necessity of Digitization of Necessity of Digitization of Manuscripts (Music Notations Manuscripts (Music Notations and Lyrics) and Recordings of and Lyrics) and Recordings of

Bulgarian Folk MusicBulgarian Folk Music • Bulgarian folk music: a valuable resource of Bulgarian folk music: a valuable resource of

cultural memory; among the main cultural memory; among the main characteristics of the national identity of characteristics of the national identity of Bulgarian peopleBulgarian people

• Existence of hundreds of thousands of Existence of hundreds of thousands of musical folk samples (songs and musical folk samples (songs and instrumental melodies)instrumental melodies) written down in written down in lyrics and notes by Bulgarian researchers of lyrics and notes by Bulgarian researchers of musical folklore musical folklore


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• The major part from the available music The major part from the available music notations with Bulgarian folk music is only notations with Bulgarian folk music is only on paperon paper

• The lyrics of the folk songs are a valuable The lyrics of the folk songs are a valuable informational archiveinformational archive

• The project proposes a modern The project proposes a modern informational processing of recorded informational processing of recorded Bulgarian folk songsBulgarian folk songs


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Some Achievements in Some Achievements in

Digitization of Folk MusicDigitization of Folk Music • The “Multimedia database for Bulgarian folk The “Multimedia database for Bulgarian folk

music” of the Institute of Art Studies of BAS: of music” of the Institute of Art Studies of BAS: of more than 15 000 records of song lyrics, more than 15 000 records of song lyrics, analyses of ethno-musicologists, audio analyses of ethno-musicologists, audio recordings, music notes and photographs and recordings, music notes and photographs and videos of Bulgarian folk musicvideos of Bulgarian folk music

• The project The project EthnoARCEthnoARC: provides a valuable : provides a valuable experience, which reveals how it is possible to experience, which reveals how it is possible to systematically present in linked archives the systematically present in linked archives the otherwise heterogeneous ethnomusicological otherwise heterogeneous ethnomusicological archives in the cities of Berlin, Budapest, Geneva archives in the cities of Berlin, Budapest, Geneva and Bucharest with the help of information and Bucharest with the help of information technologiestechnologies


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Digitization of Manuscripts Digitization of Manuscripts and Books and Creation of a and Books and Creation of a

Database with Bulgarian Folk Database with Bulgarian Folk

SongsSongs • LilyPond: a system for digitization of LilyPond: a system for digitization of

music records under GNU licensemusic records under GNU license• Technology for coding of note records Technology for coding of note records

from original manuscripts with field from original manuscripts with field recordings of Bulgarian folk songsrecordings of Bulgarian folk songs

• Technology for scanning of printed books Technology for scanning of printed books with BFS and OCR of the notation in themwith BFS and OCR of the notation in them


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• Creation, support and completion of a Creation, support and completion of a database for preservation of notes, lyrics database for preservation of notes, lyrics and music recordings of BFSand music recordings of BFS

Basic componentsBasic components of the DB:of the DB: Notations of songs in Notations of songs in LilyPondLilyPond format format Lyrics of songs together with additional Lyrics of songs together with additional

information for the researcher, place and date information for the researcher, place and date of the research, name of the researcher, notes of the research, name of the researcher, notes from the researcherfrom the researcher

Musical (MP3) files with an authentic Musical (MP3) files with an authentic performance of the song and musical files performance of the song and musical files generated from notations with LilyPond systemgenerated from notations with LilyPond system


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Information Technologies for Information Technologies for Building and Using Digital Building and Using Digital

LibrariesLibraries • Aim of the research activities: to develop Aim of the research activities: to develop

and adapt appropriate computer science and adapt appropriate computer science methods, approaches, algorithms and tools methods, approaches, algorithms and tools for solving various problems concerning for solving various problems concerning the analysis of the analysis of folklorefolklore materials materials

• Methods and tools for building Methods and tools for building heterogeneous digital libraries with heterogeneous digital libraries with folklore musicfolklore music


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• Semantics oriented search in digital Semantics oriented search in digital libraries with folk musiclibraries with folk music

• KnowledgeKnowledge extraction from databases extraction from databases with Bulgarian folk songswith Bulgarian folk songs


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Conclusions and Future WorkConclusions and Future Work

• A multidisciplinary work, with the A multidisciplinary work, with the information technologies having the information technologies having the leading role for obtaining scientific resultsleading role for obtaining scientific results

• Special attention will be paid to research Special attention will be paid to research dedicated to the creation of new methods dedicated to the creation of new methods and means for generating hypothesis and and means for generating hypothesis and extraction of knowledge in the sphere of extraction of knowledge in the sphere of folkloristicsfolkloristics


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• The complete and up-to-date digitization – The complete and up-to-date digitization – notes, lyrics, music – will complete and notes, lyrics, music – will complete and further develop the achieved results in further develop the achieved results in terms of preserving the Bulgarian terms of preserving the Bulgarian folklore. The application of European folklore. The application of European standards in the process will provide for standards in the process will provide for the incorporation of the Bulgarian cultural the incorporation of the Bulgarian cultural heritage to the world’s attainments in the heritage to the world’s attainments in the areaarea


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AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

The project The project Information technologies for Information technologies for presentation of Bulgarian folk songs presentation of Bulgarian folk songs with music, notes and text in a digital with music, notes and text in a digital librarylibrary has been supported by Grant of has been supported by Grant of the Bulgarian National Science the Bulgarian National Science Foundation under number DTK 02/54.Foundation under number DTK 02/54.

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Information Technologies for Presentation of Bulgarian Folk Songs with Music, Notes and Text in a Digital Library Lozanka Peycheva, Nikolay Kirov, Maria