ACAT3001 Algorithmic Composition 1
A one-hour seminar each week in Semester 1.
Prerequisite
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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