Characterization of Filipino folk songs using a network approach

Authors

  • Ma. Christina Jamerlan ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Ranzivelle Marianne Roxas Villanueva ⋅ PH Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
  • Giovanni Tapang ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

We use music networks to characterize 300 Filipino folk songs. Adjacent notes in Filipino folk songs tend to cluster together in short repetitive patterns resulting in lower densities compared to those of random networks. It was found that Filipino folk songs are not small-world networks.

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Published

2015-06-03

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2015: Proceedings of the 33rd Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

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Complex Systems, Atmospheric Physics, Biophysics, and Medical Physics

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[1]
“Characterization of Filipino folk songs using a network approach”, Proc. SPP, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. SPP–2015, Jun. 2015, Accessed: May 08, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/1082