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

Humdrum Exercise #16

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

UNIX Commands Humdrum Commands
fmt text
   

Change directories to /var/opt/Humdrum/Scores and answer the following questions. For each question, keep a record of both the answer, and the command(s) used to find your answer.

  1. Extract and format the text for the Gregorian chant "liber10". Answer
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  2. How many words are there in the Gregorian chant "liber11"? Answer
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  3. How many syllables are there in the Gregorian chant "liber11"? Answer
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  4. Does the word "supendit" occur in the text of the chant "liber20"? Answer
    COMMAND:
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  5. What word occurs prior to "descendi" in the chant "liber30"? Answer
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  6. What word begins the sentence containing the word "corde" in the chant "liber47"? Answer
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  7. How many sentences are there in the text for the chant "liber11"? Answer
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  8. Identify any sentences that are exact repetitions of other sentences in the text for the chant "liber11"? Answer
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  9. BONUS QUESTION: What is the greatest number of syllables in any word in text for the chant "liber11"? Answer
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