Encoding Repository

Repository Overview

The Chanson Repository is a collection of Francophone folk songs encoded in Humdrum **kern format, featuring musical scores, poetic text, phonemes, and rhyme analysis.

Key Collections

  • BC100: Initial encoding stage with developing editorial policies
  • EG104: Similar encoding standards

Both are accessible through folklore-vivant.humdrum.org (viewing, downloading, and export options) and Verovio Humdrum View under "Monophonic Songs" → "Scores".

Encoding Structure

Each file uses three primary spines:

  • **kern — melody, rhythm, slurs, ties, accents, tempo and structure markings
  • **dynam — dynamic markings (crescendi and decrescendi)
  • **text — lyrics with syllabification

Text Encoding Conventions

  • Hyphenation for middle and end syllables
  • Line numbering using *pline:n notation
  • Refrain identification with *refrain and *italic interpretations
  • Elision marking using square brackets for unstated final vowels

Metadata & Analysis

Reference records precede each song with authorship, publication, and copyright information. Analysis data — including rhyme phonemes (*rp), rhyme groups (*rf), and structure labels (*rs) — are collected in a master spreadsheet for later export to kern files.