Systems, devices, and methods for segmenting a musical composition into musical segments

A system for segmenting a musical composition into musical segments, the system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory processor-readable storage medium communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the non-transitory processor-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions and/or data that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to, for each bar of the musical composition that is not an initial bar of the musical composition or a last bar of the musical composition:
• determine a first measure of similarity between the bar and at least one bar that directly precedes the bar in the musical composition;
• determine a second measure of similarity between the bar and at least one bar that directly succeeds the bar in the musical composition;
• and
• one of:
• if the first measure of similarity satisfies at least a first criterion, assign the bar to a first musical segment, wherein the first musical segment is a same musical segment to which the at least one bar that directly precedes the bar in the musical composition is also assigned;
• or
• if the second measure of similarity satisfies at least a second criterion, assign the bar to a second musical segment, the second musical segment different from the first musical segment.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory processor-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions and/or data that, when executed by at least one processor communicatively coupled to the non-transitory processor-readable storage medium, cause the at least one processor to, for each bar of the musical composition that is not an initial bar of the musical composition or a last bar of the musical composition:

• determine a first measure of similarity between the bar and at least one bar that directly precedes the bar in the musical composition;
• determine a second measure of similarity between the bar and at least one bar that directly succeeds the bar in the musical composition;
• and
• one of:
• if the first measure of similarity satisfies at least a first criterion, assign the bar to a first musical segment, wherein the first musical segment is a same musical segment to which the at least one bar that directly precedes the bar in the musical composition is also assigned;
• or
• if the second measure of similarity satisfies at least a second criterion, assign the bar to a second musical segment, the second musical segment different from the first musical segment.