- Author
- Not stated
- Published
- Undated
- Kind
- Reference list of music programming languages
- Original
- timthompson.com/plum/cgi/showlist.cgi
- Subject
- Music theory and data
What it is
The page lists music languages under the title PLUM Language List. It has no stated author or date. Entries are alphabetical, with links for all entries or a concise list.
What it says
- The list reports 156 entries in total. They range from MUSIC I by Max Mathews to 2020s tools.
- Entries record a platform field, implementing language, year and author. Years run from 1957 onward.
- Many entries are sound synthesis languages. Examples are Csound, MUSIC V and MUSIC 360.
- Others are for algorithmic composition or MIDI scripting. Examples are Haskore, KeyKit, HMSL, ChucK and SuperCollider.
- Some entries cover notation and interchange formats, such as Lilypond, MusicXML, Mup and SDIF.
- A few entries are bare stubs. Autoklang has only a machine, a language and an author.
What evidence it gives
The page offers catalogue data only. Many entries cite journal articles or conference papers.
Interests and limits
The page names no maintainer, so its coverage and accuracy cannot be judged from it. One placeholder entry reads Language, Author and Description. Some entries are empty or have only a name and a machine. No claim is made about completeness.