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Algorithmic composition : paradigms of automated music generation / Gerhard Nierhaus.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library MT56 .N54 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nierhaus, Gerhard.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Computer composition (Music).
- Composition (Music).
- Music theory--Mathematics.
- Music theory.
- Musical analysis.
- Pattern formation (Physical sciences).
- Algorithms.
- Soft computing.
- Music--20th century--Philosophy and aesthetics.
- Music.
- Music--20th century--History and criticism.
- Physical Description:
- x, 287 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Wien ; New York : Springer, [2009]
- Summary:
- Algorithmic composition-composing by means of formalizable methods-has a century old tradition not only in occidental music history. This is the first book to provide a detailed overview of prominent procedures of algorithmic composition in a pragmatic way rather than by treating formalizable aspects in single works. In addition to an historic overview, each chapter presents a specific class of algorithm in a compositional context by providing a general introduction to its development and theoretical basis and describes different musical applications. Each chapter outlines the strengths, weaknesses and possible aesthetical implications resulting from the application of the treated approaches. Topics covered are: markov models, generative grammars, transition networks, chaos and self-similarity, genetic algorithms, cellular automata, neural networks and artificial intelligence. The comprehensive bibliography makes this work ideal for the musician and the researcher alike.
- Contents:
- Historical development of algorithmic procedures
- Markov models
- Generative grammars
- Transition networks
- Chaos and self-similarity
- Genetic algorithms
- Cellular automata
- Artificial neural networks
- Artificial intelligence
- Final synopsis.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 321175539X
- 9783211755396
- OCLC:
- 233933272
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