Machine Musicianship

by Robert Rowe

Book Overview

Musicians begin formal training by acquiring a body of musical concepts commonly known as musicianship. These concepts underlie the musical skills of listening, performance, and composition. Like humans, computer music programs can benefit from a systematic foundation of musical knowledge. This book explores the technology of implementing musical processes such as segmentation, pattern processing, and interactive improvisation in computer programs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262681498
• ISBN13: 9780262681490
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 411 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher