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Prompt2MusicBench

id int64	prompt_text string	genre string	tempo_bpm int64	instrument string	mood string	structure_id string	paraphrase_id int64
1	A peaceful ambient track at 60 BPM featuring synthesizer.	ambient	60	synthesizer	peaceful	canonical_simple	0
2	This is a peaceful ambient song with synthesizer, played at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	peaceful	canonical_simple	1
3	ambient music with synthesizer, peaceful mood, 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	peaceful	genre_first	0
4	ambient at 60 BPM, performed with synthesizer, evoking a peaceful feeling.	ambient	60	synthesizer	peaceful	genre_first	1
5	A synthesizer-led ambient piece at 60 BPM, peaceful in style.	ambient	60	synthesizer	peaceful	instrument_first	0
6	Play ambient centered on synthesizer, peaceful in tone, around 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	peaceful	instrument_first	1
7	A peaceful piece of ambient music with synthesizer, around 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	peaceful	mood_emphasized	0
8	Create ambient music in a peaceful style, using synthesizer, tempo about 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	peaceful	mood_emphasized	1
9	Generate ambient music that sounds peaceful, with synthesizer and a tempo of 60 beats per minute.	ambient	60	synthesizer	peaceful	verbose_descriptive	0
10	Produce ambient composition, peaceful in character, featuring synthesizer, at roughly 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	peaceful	verbose_descriptive	1
11	ambient, synthesizer, 60 BPM, peaceful.	ambient	60	synthesizer	peaceful	minimal_terse	0
12	ambient, peaceful, synthesizer, 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	peaceful	minimal_terse	1
13	Compose a peaceful ambient track using synthesizer at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	peaceful	instructional_command	0
14	Write ambient music with synthesizer, peaceful in mood, set to 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	peaceful	instructional_command	1
15	Imagine a peaceful ambient soundscape, led by synthesizer, flowing at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	peaceful	creative_poetic	0
16	Picture ambient music, peaceful in atmosphere, guided by synthesizer, moving at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	peaceful	creative_poetic	1
17	A melancholic ambient track at 60 BPM featuring synthesizer.	ambient	60	synthesizer	melancholic	canonical_simple	0
18	This is a melancholic ambient song with synthesizer, played at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	melancholic	canonical_simple	1
19	ambient music with synthesizer, melancholic mood, 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	melancholic	genre_first	0
20	ambient at 60 BPM, performed with synthesizer, evoking a melancholic feeling.	ambient	60	synthesizer	melancholic	genre_first	1
21	A synthesizer-led ambient piece at 60 BPM, melancholic in style.	ambient	60	synthesizer	melancholic	instrument_first	0
22	Play ambient centered on synthesizer, melancholic in tone, around 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	melancholic	instrument_first	1
23	A melancholic piece of ambient music with synthesizer, around 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	melancholic	mood_emphasized	0
24	Create ambient music in a melancholic style, using synthesizer, tempo about 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	melancholic	mood_emphasized	1
25	Generate ambient music that sounds melancholic, with synthesizer and a tempo of 60 beats per minute.	ambient	60	synthesizer	melancholic	verbose_descriptive	0
26	Produce ambient composition, melancholic in character, featuring synthesizer, at roughly 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	melancholic	verbose_descriptive	1
27	ambient, synthesizer, 60 BPM, melancholic.	ambient	60	synthesizer	melancholic	minimal_terse	0
28	ambient, melancholic, synthesizer, 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	melancholic	minimal_terse	1
29	Compose a melancholic ambient track using synthesizer at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	melancholic	instructional_command	0
30	Write ambient music with synthesizer, melancholic in mood, set to 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	melancholic	instructional_command	1
31	Imagine a melancholic ambient soundscape, led by synthesizer, flowing at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	melancholic	creative_poetic	0
32	Picture ambient music, melancholic in atmosphere, guided by synthesizer, moving at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	melancholic	creative_poetic	1
33	A suspenseful ambient track at 60 BPM featuring synthesizer.	ambient	60	synthesizer	suspenseful	canonical_simple	0
34	This is a suspenseful ambient song with synthesizer, played at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	suspenseful	canonical_simple	1
35	ambient music with synthesizer, suspenseful mood, 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	suspenseful	genre_first	0
36	ambient at 60 BPM, performed with synthesizer, evoking a suspenseful feeling.	ambient	60	synthesizer	suspenseful	genre_first	1
37	A synthesizer-led ambient piece at 60 BPM, suspenseful in style.	ambient	60	synthesizer	suspenseful	instrument_first	0
38	Play ambient centered on synthesizer, suspenseful in tone, around 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	suspenseful	instrument_first	1
39	A suspenseful piece of ambient music with synthesizer, around 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	suspenseful	mood_emphasized	0
40	Create ambient music in a suspenseful style, using synthesizer, tempo about 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	suspenseful	mood_emphasized	1
41	Generate ambient music that sounds suspenseful, with synthesizer and a tempo of 60 beats per minute.	ambient	60	synthesizer	suspenseful	verbose_descriptive	0
42	Produce ambient composition, suspenseful in character, featuring synthesizer, at roughly 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	suspenseful	verbose_descriptive	1
43	ambient, synthesizer, 60 BPM, suspenseful.	ambient	60	synthesizer	suspenseful	minimal_terse	0
44	ambient, suspenseful, synthesizer, 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	suspenseful	minimal_terse	1
45	Compose a suspenseful ambient track using synthesizer at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	suspenseful	instructional_command	0
46	Write ambient music with synthesizer, suspenseful in mood, set to 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	suspenseful	instructional_command	1
47	Imagine a suspenseful ambient soundscape, led by synthesizer, flowing at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	suspenseful	creative_poetic	0
48	Picture ambient music, suspenseful in atmosphere, guided by synthesizer, moving at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	suspenseful	creative_poetic	1
49	A driving ambient track at 60 BPM featuring synthesizer.	ambient	60	synthesizer	driving	canonical_simple	0
50	This is a driving ambient song with synthesizer, played at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	driving	canonical_simple	1
51	ambient music with synthesizer, driving mood, 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	driving	genre_first	0
52	ambient at 60 BPM, performed with synthesizer, evoking a driving feeling.	ambient	60	synthesizer	driving	genre_first	1
53	A synthesizer-led ambient piece at 60 BPM, driving in style.	ambient	60	synthesizer	driving	instrument_first	0
54	Play ambient centered on synthesizer, driving in tone, around 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	driving	instrument_first	1
55	A driving piece of ambient music with synthesizer, around 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	driving	mood_emphasized	0
56	Create ambient music in a driving style, using synthesizer, tempo about 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	driving	mood_emphasized	1
57	Generate ambient music that sounds driving, with synthesizer and a tempo of 60 beats per minute.	ambient	60	synthesizer	driving	verbose_descriptive	0
58	Produce ambient composition, driving in character, featuring synthesizer, at roughly 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	driving	verbose_descriptive	1
59	ambient, synthesizer, 60 BPM, driving.	ambient	60	synthesizer	driving	minimal_terse	0
60	ambient, driving, synthesizer, 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	driving	minimal_terse	1
61	Compose a driving ambient track using synthesizer at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	driving	instructional_command	0
62	Write ambient music with synthesizer, driving in mood, set to 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	driving	instructional_command	1
63	Imagine a driving ambient soundscape, led by synthesizer, flowing at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	driving	creative_poetic	0
64	Picture ambient music, driving in atmosphere, guided by synthesizer, moving at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	driving	creative_poetic	1
65	A romantic ambient track at 60 BPM featuring synthesizer.	ambient	60	synthesizer	romantic	canonical_simple	0
66	This is a romantic ambient song with synthesizer, played at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	romantic	canonical_simple	1
67	ambient music with synthesizer, romantic mood, 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	romantic	genre_first	0
68	ambient at 60 BPM, performed with synthesizer, evoking a romantic feeling.	ambient	60	synthesizer	romantic	genre_first	1
69	A synthesizer-led ambient piece at 60 BPM, romantic in style.	ambient	60	synthesizer	romantic	instrument_first	0
70	Play ambient centered on synthesizer, romantic in tone, around 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	romantic	instrument_first	1
71	A romantic piece of ambient music with synthesizer, around 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	romantic	mood_emphasized	0
72	Create ambient music in a romantic style, using synthesizer, tempo about 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	romantic	mood_emphasized	1
73	Generate ambient music that sounds romantic, with synthesizer and a tempo of 60 beats per minute.	ambient	60	synthesizer	romantic	verbose_descriptive	0
74	Produce ambient composition, romantic in character, featuring synthesizer, at roughly 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	romantic	verbose_descriptive	1
75	ambient, synthesizer, 60 BPM, romantic.	ambient	60	synthesizer	romantic	minimal_terse	0
76	ambient, romantic, synthesizer, 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	romantic	minimal_terse	1
77	Compose a romantic ambient track using synthesizer at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	romantic	instructional_command	0
78	Write ambient music with synthesizer, romantic in mood, set to 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	romantic	instructional_command	1
79	Imagine a romantic ambient soundscape, led by synthesizer, flowing at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	romantic	creative_poetic	0
80	Picture ambient music, romantic in atmosphere, guided by synthesizer, moving at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	romantic	creative_poetic	1
81	A mysterious ambient track at 60 BPM featuring synthesizer.	ambient	60	synthesizer	mysterious	canonical_simple	0
82	This is a mysterious ambient song with synthesizer, played at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	mysterious	canonical_simple	1
83	ambient music with synthesizer, mysterious mood, 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	mysterious	genre_first	0
84	ambient at 60 BPM, performed with synthesizer, evoking a mysterious feeling.	ambient	60	synthesizer	mysterious	genre_first	1
85	A synthesizer-led ambient piece at 60 BPM, mysterious in style.	ambient	60	synthesizer	mysterious	instrument_first	0
86	Play ambient centered on synthesizer, mysterious in tone, around 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	mysterious	instrument_first	1
87	A mysterious piece of ambient music with synthesizer, around 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	mysterious	mood_emphasized	0
88	Create ambient music in a mysterious style, using synthesizer, tempo about 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	mysterious	mood_emphasized	1
89	Generate ambient music that sounds mysterious, with synthesizer and a tempo of 60 beats per minute.	ambient	60	synthesizer	mysterious	verbose_descriptive	0
90	Produce ambient composition, mysterious in character, featuring synthesizer, at roughly 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	mysterious	verbose_descriptive	1
91	ambient, synthesizer, 60 BPM, mysterious.	ambient	60	synthesizer	mysterious	minimal_terse	0
92	ambient, mysterious, synthesizer, 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	mysterious	minimal_terse	1
93	Compose a mysterious ambient track using synthesizer at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	mysterious	instructional_command	0
94	Write ambient music with synthesizer, mysterious in mood, set to 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	mysterious	instructional_command	1
95	Imagine a mysterious ambient soundscape, led by synthesizer, flowing at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	mysterious	creative_poetic	0
96	Picture ambient music, mysterious in atmosphere, guided by synthesizer, moving at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	mysterious	creative_poetic	1
97	A joyful ambient track at 60 BPM featuring synthesizer.	ambient	60	synthesizer	joyful	canonical_simple	0
98	This is a joyful ambient song with synthesizer, played at 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	joyful	canonical_simple	1
99	ambient music with synthesizer, joyful mood, 60 BPM.	ambient	60	synthesizer	joyful	genre_first	0
100	ambient at 60 BPM, performed with synthesizer, evoking a joyful feeling.	ambient	60	synthesizer	joyful	genre_first	1

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Dataset Card for Prompt2MusicBench

Prompt2MusicBench is a large-scale dataset of 24800 structured text prompts designed for studying controllability in text-to-music models such as MusicGen. Prompts vary systematically across genre, tempo (BPM), instrument, and mood, and include 8 structural variants × 2 paraphrase forms for each combination.

This dataset contains only prompts (CSV) — no audio files. A companion dataset (Prompt2MusicLibrary: https://huggingface.co/datasets/bodhisattamaiti/Prompt2MusicLibrary) has all the 24800 audio clips generated from these prompts using facebook/musicgen-small.

Dataset Details

Curated by: Bodhisatta Maiti
Funded by: N/A
Shared by: Bodhisatta Maiti
Language(s) (NLP): English
License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Sources

Uses

Direct Use

Training or evaluating audio classification models for genre, instrument, mood, or tempo.

Benchmarking controllability of text-to-music models (does the generated audio follow the prompt attributes?).

Studying prompt engineering effects in music generation.

Serving as a resource for multimodal models (text ↔ audio alignment).

Out-of-Scope Use

The dataset itself contains only text prompts, not raw audio.

It should not be used as a source of real music recordings or as ground-truth for music transcription or speech recognition.

Dataset Structure

Each row in the CSV corresponds to one prompt instance.

Columns:

id: Unique integer identifier.

prompt_text: The full structured prompt (e.g., “A peaceful ambient track at 80 BPM featuring synthesizer.”).

genre: The musical genre (11 genres: ambient, lo-fi hip hop, jazz, rock, pop, house, techno, trap, drum and bass, classical, folk).

tempo_bpm: Target tempo in beats per minute (BPM).

instrument: The lead instrument requested (genre-specific).

mood: Mood or affective descriptor (peaceful, melancholic, romantic, suspenseful, etc.).

structure_id: Indicates the prompt structure template used. Eight structure types are included, varying how the same musical attributes are phrased (e.g., canonical_simple, genre_first, instrument_first, mood_emphasized, verbose_descriptive, minimal_terse, instructional_command, creative_poetic).

paraphrase_id: Within each structure, two paraphrase variants are provided (0, 1) to increase linguistic diversity.

Example:

0: “A melancholic jazz track at 120 BPM featuring trumpet.”

1: “This is a melancholic jazz song with trumpet, played at 120 BPM.”

Dataset Creation

Curation Rationale

Text-to-music models are rapidly advancing, but systematic evaluation datasets are scarce. Prompt2MusicBench was created to provide a clean, controlled, and scalable prompt resource for measuring how well models respond to genre, tempo, instrument, and mood instructions.

Source Data

Prompts are synthetically generated using curated mappings between genres, tempo bins, and instrument sets, based on common practice in music production and MIR (Music Information Retrieval) references.

Data Collection and Processing

Genres, tempos, instruments, and moods were manually curated to ensure plausibility.

Prompts were generated programmatically by combining attributes with structural templates and paraphrases.

Output stored as a CSV with 24800 rows.

Who are the source data producers?

The dataset was created programmatically by the author. No human musical recordings or personal data are included.

Annotations

No external annotation was performed. Labels (genre, instrument, mood, tempo) are inherent to the prompt generation process.

Personal and Sensitive Information

No human musical recordings or personal data are included.

Bias, Risks, and Limitations

Bias in genres/instruments: The dataset covers a limited set of 11 genres and selected instruments. It may underrepresent many world music traditions.

Synthetic prompts: Prompts are artificial and may not capture the full richness of natural language music descriptions.

Model dependency: Effectiveness of prompts depends on the capabilities of the text-to-music model used (e.g., MusicGen may not reliably render certain folk instruments like banjo).

Recommendations

Use this dataset primarily for controllability evaluation, not as a proxy for human music text descriptions.

Extend with additional genres/instruments for broader coverage if needed.

Validate results with human listeners for critical evaluations.

Citation

APA:

Maiti, B. (2025). Prompt2MusicBench: A Structured Prompt Dataset for Controllable Music Generation [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16908031

Glossary

structure_id: Identifies which sentence template was used to construct the prompt (8 variants).

paraphrase_id: Marks which rewording of the template was used (0 or 1).

Dataset Card Authors

Bodhisatta Maiti

Dataset Card Contact

bodhisatta.iitbhu@gmail.com

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