H79.2524 Lecture 4 Credits
Instructor(s): DuBois
This class looks at ways to compose music using algorithms. Drawing from both computer-age and pre-computer repertoire and literature on writing music procedurally, the class will look at different topics and issues in the automatic or rule-based generation of music in both pre-compositional and real-time interactive environments. Students will be expected to make a series of musical studies investigating different systems covered in class, ranging from stochastic music to rule-based grammar models to data mining. No specific knowledge of music theory is required, though a basic understanding of MIDI, digital sound, and some of the tools for manipulating them will be useful. A broad overview of the history and repertoire of algorithmic music will be covered in weekly listening presentations.
