SPA Cambridge’s next meeting will be held on February 21st from 19:00 (light buffet) 19:30 (talk). “Algorithmic Music” will be led by David Harvey of Sibelius.

Synopsis

Since the days of Pythagoras, musicians and music theorists have explored the relationships between music, pattern, process and mathematics. Mostly this thinking informs models of musical structure and content: sometimes this crosses over into tools or processes for creating music. This talk will take a look at the development of algorithmic composition, from Fux’s codification of counterpoint and Mozart’s famous musical dice game, through to the possibilities opened up by computers and programs such as KOAN, Max and David Cope’s Experiments in Musical Intelligence - and pose some interesting questions along the way about what sort of musical meaning results fom these processes. Needless to say, there’ll be plenty to listen to…

Visit the Algorithmic Music page for more information and to preregister.