Algorithmic Music Analysis: a Case Study of a Prelude From David Cope’s “From Darkness, Light”
Description:
The use of algorithms in compositional practice has been in use for centuries. With the advent of computers, formalized procedures have become an important part of computer music. David Cope is an American composer that has pioneered systems that make use of artificial intelligence programming techniques. In this dissertation one of David Cope’s compositions that was generated with one of his processes is examined in detail. A general timeline of algorithmic compositional practice is outlined f…
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Date:
May 2015
Creator:
Krämer, Reiner