I'd disagree with your first sentence, which is that the data only contains notes. The original score - the data - also includes note duration, which notes are voiced simultaneously, and a starting and terminal note of the composition. With the model in their paper, all of that information is lost (or ignored.)
That is, I do not believe that your assumption is true, that the original data could be reconstructed from their representation.
I am theoretically open to the idea that perhaps we don't need all of the original information from the score in order to answer certain questions about the music. But I am skeptical that this particular analysis will yield anything fruitful.
That is, I do not believe that your assumption is true, that the original data could be reconstructed from their representation.
I am theoretically open to the idea that perhaps we don't need all of the original information from the score in order to answer certain questions about the music. But I am skeptical that this particular analysis will yield anything fruitful.