Music, mind and machine : studies in computer music, music cognition and artificial intelligence / Peter Desain and Henkjan Honing.
| Author/creator | Desain, Peter |
| Other author | Honing, Henkjan. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam : Thesis Publishers, 1992. |
| Description | 330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Series | Kennistechnologie Kennistechnologie. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | I. Overview. Introduction -- Tempo curves considered harmful / P. Desain, H. Honing -- II. Perception. The quantization problem: traditional and connectionist approaches / P. Desain, H. Honing -- Quantization of musical time: a connectionist approach / P. Desain, H. Honing -- A connectionist and a traditional AI quantizer, symbolic versus sub-symbolic models of rhythm perception / P. Desain -- A (de)composable theory of rhythm perception / P. Desain -- Autocorrelation and the study of musical expression / P. Desain, S. de Vos -- III. Representation. Issues in the representation of time and structure in music / H. Honing -- Time functions function best as functions of multiple times / P. Desain, H. Honing -- Towards a calculus for expressive timing in music / P. Desain, H. Honing -- IV. Methodology. Lisp as a second language: functional aspects / P. Desain -- Parsing the Parser, a case study in programming style / P. Desain -- LOCO: a composition microworld in logo / P. Desain, H. Honing -- POCO: an environment for analysing, modifying, and generating expression in music / H. Honing. |
| Abstract | The research presented in this book finds its basis in the fields of musicology, psychology and computer science. Currently each of these domains is linked to the other in various research disciplines. In computer music, ways to design machines to make music are explored. In music cognition, mental processes that perceive and apprehend music are investigated. In artificial intelligence the mind is approached as a machine--and machines are built to learn more about the mind. The articles collected in this volume focus on the perception and representation of musical time and temporal structure, commonly identified as a research area crucial to the understanding of the complex processes that enable us to enjoy and perform music. The book makes an original contribution to the study of music, mind and machine. |
| General note | Includes material from both authors' theses and most of their published works that were completed at the Utrecht Centre for Knowledge Technology and at City University in London. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Biographical note | Peter Desain and Henkjan Honing have collaborated for the last seven years at the City University, London and the Centre for Knowledge Technology, Utrecht. They combine their different backgrounds in computer science, psychology, and music, and share a fascination with the computational modelling approach to music perception and performance. Peter Desain currently works on rhythm perception at the University of Nijmegen, Henkjan Honing does research on the formalization of musical knowledge at the University of Amsterdam. |
| ISBN | 9051701497 |
| ISBN | 9789051701494 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML1380 .D47 1992 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |