1. Interactive Multimedia MUSICNETWORK: An Introduction / Kia Ng and Paolo Nesi -- 2. MPEG Symbolic Music Representation: A Solution for Multimedia Music Applications / Pierfrancesco Bellini, Paolo Nesi, and Giorgio Zoia -- 3. XML Music Notation Modelling for Multimedia: MPEG-SMR / Pierfrancesco Bellini -- 4. Optical Music Imaging: Music Document Digitisation, Recognition, Evaluation, and Restoration / Graham Jones, Bee Ong, Ivan Bruno, and Kia Ng -- 5. Optical Music Recognition: Architecture and Algorithms / Pierfrancesco Bellini, Ivan Bruno, and Paolo Nesi -- 6. Challenges of Designing a Markup Language for Music / Jacques Steyn -- 7. Alternative Design Goals for a General Music Markup Language / Jacques Steyn -- 8. Interactive Systems for Multimedia Opera / Michael Oliva -- 9. Driving Sound Synthesis with a Live Audio Signal / Cornelius Poepel -- 10. How Technology Can Support Culture and Learning / David Luigi Fuschi, Bee Ong, and David Crombie -- 11. Web-Based Music Intelligent Tutoring Systems / Somnuk Phon-Amnuaisuk and Chee Keh Siong -- 12. Digital Rights Management Technologies and Standards / Jaime Delgado and Eva Rodríguez -- 13. Possibilities, Limitations, and the Future of Audiovisual Content Protection / Martin Schmucker -- 14. Online Music Distribution / Francesco Spadoni -- Compilation of References -- About the Contributors -- Index.