The Oxford Handbook of Algorithmic Music

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Alex McLean (Research Fellow, School of Music, Research Fellow, School of Music, University of Leeds) Roger T. Dean (Professor of Sonic Communication, Professor of Sonic Communication, University of Western Sydney)

The Oxford Handbook of Algorithmic Music

Alex McLean (Research Fellow, School of Music, Research Fellow, School of Music, University of Leeds), Roger T. Dean (Professor of Sonic Communication, Professor of Sonic Communication, University of Western Sydney)

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English

Oxford University Press Inc
18 March 2021

Theory of music & musicology; Techniques of music & music tutorials; Acoustic & sound engineering

Series: Oxford Handbooks

With the ongoing development of algorithmic composition programs and communities of practice expanding, algorithmic music faces a turning point. Joining dozens of emerging and established scholars alongside leading practitioners in the field, chapters in this Handbook both describe the state of algorithmic composition and also set the agenda for critical research on and analysis of algorithmic music. Organized into four sections, chapters explore the music's history, utility, community, politics, and potential for mass consumption. Contributors address such issues as the role of algorithms as co-performers, live coding practices, and discussions of the algorithmic culture as it currently exists and what it can potentially contribute society, education, and ecommerce. Chapters engage particularly with post-human perspectives - what new musics are now being found through algorithmic means which humans could not otherwise have made - and, in reciprocation, how algorithmic music is being assimilated back into human culture and what meanings it subsequently takes.

Blending technical, artistic, cultural, and scientific viewpoints, this Handbook positions algorithmic music making as an essentially human activity.

Edited by: Alex McLean (Research Fellow School of Music Research Fellow School of Music University of Leeds), Roger T. Dean (Professor of Sonic Communication, Professor of Sonic Communication, University of Western Sydney)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 173mm, Width: 244mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780197554364
ISBN 10: 0197554369
Series: Oxford Handbooks
Pages: 712
Publication Date: 18 March 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alex McLean is Post-Doctoral Researcher in Deutsches Museum on the PENELOPE project, co-founder of the TOPLAP live coding and Algorave algorithmic dance music movements, and co-initator of the International Conference on Live Coding, International Conference on Live Interfaces, and the Festival of Algorithmic and Mechanical Movement. Roger T. Dean is Professor of Sonic Communication at the MARCS Institute, University of Western Sydney, and is also a composer, improvisor, and researcher. He founded and directs the ensemble austraLYSIS and is the author of several books on computer and algorithmic music.

Reviews for The Oxford Handbook of Algorithmic Music

it is undoubtedly an important didactic resource for students of algorithmic composition, including beginners, who want to get a wide and up-to-date overview of the various applications of algorithms in music scenarios. -- Alessandro Anatrini, Musicae Scientiae