Automatic Raga Recognition in Hindustani Classical Music

TL;DR

This paper presents an automatic raga recognition method for Hindustani Classical Music using pitch distributions, achieving high classification accuracy on a test dataset.

Contribution

It introduces a novel technique for automatic raga recognition based on pitch distributions, advancing computational music analysis.

Findings

Successful classification of ragas with high accuracy

Effective use of pitch distribution features

Potential for real-time raga identification

Abstract

Raga is the central melodic concept in Hindustani Classical Music. It has a complex structure, often characterized by pathos. In this paper, we describe a technique for Automatic Raga Recognition, based on pitch distributions. We are able to successfully classify ragas with a commendable accuracy on our test dataset.