Category: algorithmic composition
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Communications of the ACM article on Algorithmic Composition
In 2009 I was approached by the editor of the Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery—the world’s oldest computer science journal apparently—to write an article on algorithmic composition. He was looking for an overview for readers with a general interest rather than a specialist paper dealing with ground-breaking research. The article was eventually published in 2011 and…
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you are coming into us who cannot withstand you, Freiburg
For Ensemble Aventure, Freiburg, Germany. The title of this piece is taken from the poem “Final Notions” by Adrienne Rich (1929-): It will not be simple, it will not take long It will take little time, it will take all your thought It will take all your heart, it will take all your breath It…
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don’t flinch
Essentially, “don’t flinch” for guitar and computer is a three-part mensural canon, but similar to late Mediaeval and Renaissance isorhythmic techniques, melodic material is repeated along with a rhythmic sequence of differing length. This is one of the simplest algorithms for a piece I’ve ever written, so I thought it would make a good candidate…
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5.0 mastering with the TC System 6000
To get to know the various dynamics, EQ, and reverb effects on the TC System 6000 I tried a mastering session with the 5.0 mix files of my piece 24/7: freedom fried for viola d’amore and computer. This was recorded in September 2006 at ZKM Karlsruhe, Germany, by Garth Knox. It was (is?) to be…