How to Use Themefinder
Themefinder allows you to identify common themes in
Western classical music, Folksongs, and latin Motets of the sixteenth century.
To search the theme-finder database:
- Select an appropriate repertory
This step is optional but it can help speed
your search request and reduce the likelihood
of spurious matches. Further
information is available to help you in selecting an
appropriate repertory.
- Select a search method
This step is required. You may search according
to any combination of pitch,
interval,
scale degree, gross contour or
refined contour.
Help about different search methods can be reached from the left
window of Themefinder's Help
function.
- Select a search location
By default, Themefinder looks for matching patterns
at the beginning of the theme. For example, if you
search for a gross pitch contour of "up-down-up-up", Themefinder
will return all themes that begin in this matter. But you may also want
to search for occurrences of the pattern elsewhere in the themes. If you
select anywhere in theme, themes will be shown
no matter where the contour occurs. Click here
for further information.