Modeling Complexity in Musical Rhythm

This article constructs a tree structure for the music rhythm using the L-system. It models the structure as an automata and derives its complexity. It also solves the complexity for the L-system.. This complexity can resolve the similarity between trees. This complexity serves as a measure of psychological complexity for rhythms. It resolves the music complexity of various compositions including the Mozart effect K488. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 15: 19-30, 2010