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SUMMARY:Composing by Numbers: An Introduction to Algorithmic Melody Genera
 tion - Alex Coplan\, St Catharine's College
DTSTART:20160302T190000Z
DTEND:20160302T194000Z
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CONTACT:Matthew Ireland
DESCRIPTION:If you have ever tried to compose a piece of music from scratc
 h\, you will have likely encountered the phenomenon of "writer's block". I
 n such a circumstance\, it would be useful if you were using notation soft
 ware that were capable of generating inspiration for the composer. In this
  talk\, I discuss methods for algorithmic melody generation. I begin by bu
 ilding a music-theoretic foundation from physical and mathematical princip
 les\, to enable an understanding of pitch and melody in the context of wes
 tern classical music\, followed by an introduction of Markovian techniques
  as a candidate solution. I then proceed to discuss heuristics to improve 
 the Markov Chain model with respect to musicality\, and conclude with a di
 scussion of the larger issues encountered with this approach\, including h
 ow the Markov property hinders overall cohesion in the composition.
LOCATION:Wolfson Hall\, Churchill College
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