Generative Music
Generative music is an approach to composition where certain ‘composerly’ actions are delegated to another agent. This might be a computer, a human improviser or the rules of a game. The important thing is to take some creative control away from the composer.
Generative compositions are often open-ended, involve a certain degree of unpredictability, and may play with the boundaries of concepts such as authorship and ownership of a composition.
Generative Music: A Documentary
Samuel Hollywood-Summers focused on generative music during his master’s studies at the Glasgow School of Art. He made a documentary film to accompany his thesis on the subject.
Emotional Response
A piece of Generative Music. Facial recognition software interprets the facial expressions of the audience. The nature of the music reacts to the emotions being expressed. Supported in the R&D phase by the South West Creative Technology Network.
