System and method for searching for musical pieces using hardware-based music search engine

A system for searching for musical pieces, said system comprising:

• a music database of musical information data for musical pieces, said musical information data in said music database including at least one of lyric data and melodic data for each of said musical pieces;
• a processor operatively connected to said music database to access said musical information data, said processor being configured to receive musical query data for a desired musical piece to search for potential musical pieces from said musical pieces in said music database;
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• a hardware-based music search engine operatively connected to said processor, said hardware-based music search engine including a systolic comparison array of comparison circuits to correlate said musical query data with at least some of said musical information data from said music database to determine said potential musical pieces that are candidates for said desired musical piece.