Preserving Field Performance in the Context of Digital Technologies: Audiovisual Archiving, Digital Documentation, and Methodological Analysis Based on Artificial Intelligence

Samadov Rahmatulla Sunatullayevich

Authors

Samadov Rahmatulla Sunatullayevich Associate Professor of the Department of Maqom Instrument Performance of the Yunus Rajabiy Uzbek MMSI

Keywords:

Doira, method, digital archiving, intangible cultural heritage, computational ethnomusicology, artificial intelligence, music information retrieval (MIR), digitization, traditional performance

Abstract

The article analyzes modern possibilities for preserving and studying Uzbek doira performance in the context of digital technologies. The prospects for audiovisual archiving, digital documentation of master performances, as well as the automatic analysis of doira methods using computational ethnomusicology and artificial intelligence tools are considered. Based on the limitations of the traditional oral transmission system and the complementary role of digital tools, the need to combine traditional and digital approaches in the preservation of intangible cultural heritage is put forward.

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