Music 824: Computer Applications in Music Research
Ohio State University
School of Music


Humdrum Exercise #9

For this exercise you will need to know the following new commands:

UNIX Commands Humdrum Commands
rid
   

Change directories to /var/opt/Humdrum/Scores/misc/ and answer the following questions. For each question, identify the command(s) used, and (when asked) the answer.

  1. Which file contains the string `4g' in a comment?
    COMMAND:   Answer
    ANSWER:       Answer
  2. Which file contains the string `OTL' in a data record?
    COMMAND:   Answer
    ANSWER:       Answer
  3. In the file "unusual01" use the mint command to determin how many melodic minor second intervals are present. What mistake can be easily made?
    COMMAND:   Answer
    ANSWER:       Answer
  4. Create an inventory of all interpretations in the file "unusual03". Which interpretation occurs most commonly?
    COMMAND:   Answer
    ANSWER:       Answer
  5. How can one remove all the null data records in the file "unusual05"?
    COMMAND:   Answer

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