| ACAT3001
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Algorithmic
Composition 1 |
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A one-hour seminar
each week in
Semester 1. |
| Prerequsite |
Satisfactory
completion of Electroacoustic Composition 2. |
| Aim |
To gain a
practical understanding of the use of computers for generating musical
data at both the micro- and macro-compositional levels. |
| Content |
Compositional
algorithm design using existing software (e.g. APL/MPL, M, Jam
Factory). Markov chains and other stochastic processes. Group
theory. |
| Assessment |
Assignments-30%.
Examination performance-70%. |
| Texts |
none |
| References |
Xenakis, I., Formalized Music, University of
Indiana Press, 1971.
Erickson, R., Sound Structure in
Music, University of California Press, 1975.
Reynolds, R., Mind Models,
Praeger, 1975.
Software manuals as appropriate.
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