Computers Composing

Author : Eduardo Miranda
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2001-04-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781136120930

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Composing Music with Computers by Eduardo Miranda Pdf

Focuses on the role of the computer as a generative tool for music composition. Miranda introduces a number of computer music composition techniques ranging from probabilities, formal grammars and fractals, to genetic algorithms, cellular automata and neural computation. Anyone wishing to use the computer as a companion to create music will find this book a valuable resource. As a comprehensive guide with full explanations of technical terms, it is suitable for students, professionals and enthusiasts alike. The accompanying CD-ROM contains examples, complementary tutorials and a number of composition systems for PC and Macintosh platforms, from demonstration versions of commercial programs to exciting, fully working packages developed by research centres world-wide, including Nyquist, Bol Processor, Music Sketcher, SSEYO Koan, Open Music and the IBVA brainwaves control system, among others. This book will be interesting to anyone wishing to use the computer as a companion to create music. It is a comprehensive guide, but the technical terms are explained so it is suitable for students, professionals and enthusiasts alike.

Author : Jeanne W. Halpern,Sarah Liggett
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0809311461

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Computers & Composing by Jeanne W. Halpern,Sarah Liggett Pdf

Intended to (1) acquaint teachers with the potential of computers, (2) show them what changes writers may have to make in their composing habits, and (3) inform teachers of the changes they may have to make in course syllabi to prepare students for the demands of the electronic world, this book examines the impact of technology on composition instruction. The first chapter discusses the capabilities and rapidly growing use in the business and professional world of such electronic technology as telecommunication systems and audio and electronic mail systems. The second chapter distills information about dictation and word processing systems from an extensive review of research literature and from interviews with computer users and trainers at various business sites across the country. Based on this, the third chapter outlines the curricula required to enable students to be effective composers at the computer. The fourth chapter contains forecasts of the kinds of research still needed for teachers to develop fruitful programs and strategies in the composition classroom. Appendixes include materials from the interviews, and information on audio mail systems and dictation processes. (HTH)

Author : Eduardo Miranda
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2001-04-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781136120947

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Composing Music with Computers by Eduardo Miranda Pdf

Focuses on the role of the computer as a generative tool for music composition. Miranda introduces a number of computer music composition techniques ranging from probabilities, formal grammars and fractals, to genetic algorithms, cellular automata and neural computation. Anyone wishing to use the computer as a companion to create music will find this book a valuable resource. As a comprehensive guide with full explanations of technical terms, it is suitable for students, professionals and enthusiasts alike. The accompanying CD-ROM contains examples, complementary tutorials and a number of composition systems for PC and Macintosh platforms, from demonstration versions of commercial programs to exciting, fully working packages developed by research centres world-wide, including Nyquist, Bol Processor, Music Sketcher, SSEYO Koan, Open Music and the IBVA brainwaves control system, among others. This book will be interesting to anyone wishing to use the computer as a companion to create music. It is a comprehensive guide, but the technical terms are explained so it is suitable for students, professionals and enthusiasts alike.

Author : Christopher Ariza
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781581122923

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An Open Design for Computer-Aided Algorithmic Music Composition by Christopher Ariza Pdf

This dissertation introduces a new design for a computer-aided algorithmic music composition system. Rather than exploring specific algorithms, this study focuses on system and component design. The design introduced here is demonstrated through its implementation in athenaCL, a modular, polyphonic, poly-paradigm algorithmic music composition system in a cross-platform interactive command-line environment. The athenaCL system offers an open-source, object-oriented composition tool written in Python. The system can be scripted and embedded, and includes integrated instrument libraries, post-tonal and microtonal pitch modeling tools, multiple-format graphical outputs, and musical output in Csound, MIDI, audio file, XML, and text formats. Software design analysis is framed within a broad historical and intertextual study of the themes, approaches, and systems of computer-aided algorithmic composition (CAAC). A detailed history of the earliest experiments, as well as analysis of the foundational CAAC systems, is provided. Common problems and interpretations of CAAC are then presented in a historical and intertextual context, drawn from the writings and systems of numerous composers and developers. Toward the goal of developing techniques of comparative software analysis, a survey of system design archetypes, based on seven descriptors of CAAC systems, is presented. With this foundation, athenaCL system components are analyzed in detail. System components are divided into abstractions of musical materials, abstractions of musical procedures, and system architecture. For each component, object models, Python examples, and diagrams are provided. Further, each component is given context in terms of its compositional implications and relation to alternative and related models from the history of CAAC.

Author : Michael Hewitt
Publisher : ArtisPro
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1598638610

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Composition for Computer Musicians by Michael Hewitt Pdf

The CD-ROM includes audio tracks that demonstrate all the techniques covered in the book.

Author : Charles Dodge,Thomas A. Jerse
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015009713788

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Computer Music by Charles Dodge,Thomas A. Jerse Pdf

This text reflects the current state of computer technology and music composition. The authors offer clear, practical overviews of program languages, real-time synthesizers, digital filtering, artificial intelligence, and much more.

Author : Eduardo Reck Miranda
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Computer composition (Music)
ISBN : OCLC:300210916

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Composing Music with Computers by Eduardo Reck Miranda Pdf

Author : Robert Shostak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105032723277

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Computers in Composition Instruction by Robert Shostak Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1986-08
Category : Education
ISBN : MINN:30000010536526

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Resources in education by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Cope
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Computers
ISBN : STANFORD:36105042644950

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Computers and Musical Style by David Cope Pdf

Author : Curtis Roads
Publisher : William Kaufmann Incorporated
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015009628390

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Composers and the Computer by Curtis Roads Pdf

Author : Edward E. Brent,Ronald E. Anderson
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0877226660

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Computer Applications in the Social Sciences by Edward E. Brent,Ronald E. Anderson Pdf

Presenting an introduction to computing and advice on computer applications, this book examines hardware and software with respect to the needs of the social scientist. It offers a framework for the use of computers, with focus on the 'work station', the center of which is a personal computer connected to networks by a telephone-based modem.

Author : Eric Elliott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1661212565

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Composing Software by Eric Elliott Pdf

All software design is composition: the act of breaking complex problems down into smaller problems and composing those solutions. Most developers have a limited understanding of compositional techniques. It's time for that to change.In "Composing Software", Eric Elliott shares the fundamentals of composition, including both function composition and object composition, and explores them in the context of JavaScript. The book covers the foundations of both functional programming and object oriented programming to help the reader better understand how to build and structure complex applications using simple building blocks.You'll learn: Functional programmingObject compositionHow to work with composite data structuresClosuresHigher order functionsFunctors (e.g., array.map)Monads (e.g., promises)TransducersLensesAll of this in the context of JavaScript, the most used programming language in the world. But the learning doesn't stop at JavaScript. You'll be able to apply these lessons to any language. This book is about the timeless principles of software composition and its lessons will outlast the hot languages and frameworks of today. Unlike most programming books, this one may still be relevant 20 years from now.This book began life as a popular blog post series that attracted hundreds of thousands of readers and influenced the way software is built at many high growth tech startups and fortune 500 companies

Author : Cynthia L. Selfe
Publisher : Urbana, Ill. : National Council of Teachers of English
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105032989704

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Computer-assisted Instruction in Composition by Cynthia L. Selfe Pdf

Intended for writing teachers and administrators of middle school through college writing programs, this guide suggests how to translate approaches to teaching composition into computer assisted instruction (CAI) software. The book encourages writing teachers to see themselves as composition specialists who can team up with specialists in computer programming and educational field-testing in order to increase their own effectiveness in the classroom. Each chapter describes one step in the process of designing CAI software. The chapters discuss the following: (1) identifying assumptions about writing and pedagogy; (2) getting started on a CAI project; (3) working with a design team; (4) making pedagogical decisions about a CAI lesson; (5) integrating response and evaluation into a CAI lesson; (6) thinking about screen display; (7) field testing a CAI lesson; and (8) spreading the word about CAI software. Worksheets for each step in the design process, suitable for copying, are included. (SRT)

Author : David Cope
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0262532611

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Virtual Music by David Cope Pdf

Virtual Music is about artificial creativity. Focusing on the author's Experiments in Musical Intelligence computer music composing program, the author and a distinguished group of experts discuss many of the issues surrounding the program, including artificial intelligence, music cognition, and aesthetics. The book is divided into four parts. The first part provides a historical background to Experiments in Musical Intelligence, including examples of historical antecedents, followed by an overview of the program by Douglas Hofstadter. The second part follows the composition of an Experiments in Musical Intelligence work, from the creation of a database to the completion of a new work in the style of Mozart. It includes, in sophisticated lay terms, relatively detailed explanations of how each step in the process contributes to the final composition. The third part consists of perspectives and analyses by Jonathan Berger, Daniel Dennett, Bernard Greenberg, Douglas R. Hofstadter, Steve Larson, and Eleanor Selfridge-Field. The fourth part presents the author's responses to these commentaries, as well as his thoughts on the implications of artificial creativity. The book (and corresponding Web site) includes an appendix providing extended musical examples referred to and discussed in the book, including composers such as Scarlatti, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Puccini, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Debussy, Bartok, and others. It is also accompanied by a CD containing performances of the music in the text.