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Analytical weights did not come up from empty space. In fact, our idea was taken from Hugo Riemann’s definition of metrical weights: Meter relates to weights. So it was decided to generate an output in the form of numerical weights for any analytical engine.
Weight and measure save a man’s toil.
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Mazzola, G. (2011). Analytical Weights. In: Musical Performance. Computational Music Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11838-8_16
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