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Subject: RE: composers style, analysing for
Dear all,
James A Stimson wrote:
These composing machines and programs seem able to copy lots of things
about a composer's work
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Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: composers style, analysing for
Arto,
Da Vinci argued that painting was superior to sculpture on the grounds
that sculpture was messy and dirty and involved generally more muscle
effort than painting.
I have always had
style, analysing for
Arto,
Da Vinci argued that painting was superior to sculpture on the grounds
that sculpture was messy and dirty and involved generally more muscle
effort than painting.
I have always had a problem with the holy sanctity of human imagination
and the composer's all-important
20, 2005 2:46 AM
To: Alain Veylit [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: Re: composers style, analysing for
Well,
I suggest that we drop using e-mail and meet in a pub (or Italian
Trattoria) , so that the machine does not interfere with the real thing.
I also suggest that all
To take an analogy from visual arts: If a painting is defined to be
painted by Rembrandt, many can see the artistic values. If after a couple
of years it is proofed that the painting was not by Rembrandt, the
artistic value diminishes - not to speak about the economical value...
Not
Picasso transformed the wannabe-art of Africa into a valuable commodity
in the West. Africans just kept on doing what they had being doing all
along - at least for a while. Lots of people get paid a lot of money to
let you know what you should see and think about when you see a real
work of
Once one knows what 'rifs' and harmonic progressions typify a particular
composers
work, sure, it not hard to set up programs to throw the dice (ala mozarts
game).
Some composers did in have identifyable rythms and/or rifs; others are more
subtle
in their style.
The machines can never
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Dear all,
James A Stimson wrote:
These composing machines and programs seem able to copy lots of things
about a composer's work, except those things that make the work worthwhile
-- inspiration, individuality, diversity, unexpected charms, grace,
elegance, spirit, etc.
Are you really
Arto,
Da Vinci argued that painting was superior to sculpture on the grounds
that sculpture was messy and dirty and involved generally more muscle
effort than painting.
I have always had a problem with the holy sanctity of human imagination
and the composer's all-important intention - these are
Ed Durbrow [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
It's certainly an interesting idea. Programs have already been
written that will write a piece of music in the style of certain
composers.
Once on knows what 'rifs' and harmonic progressions typify a particular
composers
work, sure, it not hard to set
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