Spotipy computational musicology playground for coursework I have three different corpus ideas.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4yNYY3xmNhPTDrfFc0qG9b?si=defee310acb943c5 Starting with the first, I have many different recordings of Bach's Well Tempered Clavier Prelude in C Major (BWV 846), performed by different people on piano. I would like to see how they vary in terms of tempo, key (is someone using A=415?), and emotional valence
"Bach Eternal"'s track is played on harp! It also appears to be an arrangement, it is much longer, it has a repeat up an octave. Axel Gillison's performance is at half tempo! Andras Schiff's recording also includes the fugue, which is frustrating. Jacques Loussier's is a jazzy arrangement including other instruments. Maybe this should be removed from the corpus? It's definitely the most atypical, but also the most interesting. Secondly, I have many recordings of the aria to Bach's Goldberg Variations. Some of these aren't played on keyboard instruments. I would love to see how the spotify data varies against each recording, but I suspect that there may not be enough data points to be meaningful. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0wwqrAl2LgAKGw0zuJRuwe?si=9b3c481bfc094732 Some interesting questions about Bach: Is there a measurable difference between Glenn Gould and other recording artists for Bach?
James Ritchman's recording is on harpsichord. The sitkovetsky is an arrangement for strings. As is the Les Violions du Roy. Finch is performed on Harp!
Thirdly, in this process of research, I found many playlists such as "music for cats" "music for dogs", etc. I would like to see how these vary.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6G6qnBVUORSeTf4kA7vC22?si=f955273454d548bf This corpus seems to be be very rock ish, with punchy rhythms. What makes it frog music, I'm not sure.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7gfsHECGdEKU7dFQEQCh1p?si=afd64583406f4dd8 It's supposed to be relaxing, classical choices.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2JKtxntKKWXm5K9F1jEfC4?si=a2bed427a0a94c7d This seems to include albums specifically designed/marketed for rabbits.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/48DvsLs8VirGB4BnCYWl2x?si=f9ee9cff4fcd4c21 Supposed to be "stress reduction and anxiety relaxation to calm down dogs and puppies"
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4CHnPKSVHnze8p1FaVOZeB?si=d7010fb4a8944112 "Calming reggae music for anxious pups" So, corpus question, how does "Music for Dogs" compare to "Reggae for Dogs"? I didn't know that dog anxiety was such a big problem, but there is a lot of well-subscribed music for it.