A Preliminary Investigation on Event Modeling in Music: Performances and Their Reception
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Role
Contributor
Published In
Proceedings of the Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO)
Publication Date
7-8-2026
Abstract
As a performing art, music is deeply rooted in events occurring over time. Examples of music events are concerts, rehearsals, and recordings. Therefore, when modeling and analyzing music information, an event-driven approach can be necessary. Our goal is to discuss some preliminary steps towards the development of an ontology for modeling and reasoning over music events. The motivations for this study are grounded on musicology with the objective of supporting musicologists by providing computational models and tools to create and analyze datasets. Because of the large scope of this investigation, we focus here on performances. In particular, we look at the connection between performances and their reception, first, because musicologists are often interested in studying how repertories are critically received, second, because the intersection between them offers interesting research challenges.
Keywords
music, musicology, reception, performance, ontology
Suggested Citation
Sanfilippo, E.M., Braud, A., Freedman, Richard (Music), & Mosca, A. (2026). "A Preliminary Investigation on Event Modeling in Music: Performances and Their Reception." Proceedings of the Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO). Available: https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-4176/swodch-3.pdf
