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Music: Data

for music history & cultures, scores, recordings, data, copyright, and more!

Billboard Pro is Here!

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Data Sonification

Data Sonification uses sound to understand data rather than graphic displays. This is one way of making data accessible to those who are blind or have reduced vision or to point out minor differences that may be easier to hear than see. According to the NIH:

 Lindborg et al () describe data sonification as “an emerging discipline that struggles to define its boundaries, its impacts and more importantly, shared methods, processes, and tools for the mapping of data to sound.”

“In recent years, data sonification has been further developed as a complement or an alternative to data visualization…”


Tools and Examples

Pleaces to Find Data at SU Libraries

Recording Industry Data

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Find & Compare Chart Data for Several Recordings

Music Industry Data Logo

Data & Summary Reports

Concert & Performance Attendance

Music as Data

Salary Data