Science Daily has an interesting, if a bit wide-eyed, look at ASSA (Automatic Style Specific Accompaniment), computer software that applies concepts of music theory to intelligent automatic harmonization of melodies. In a nutshell, the software harmonizes melodies in the style of U2, Radiohead or other existing source material. The system is described in Ching-Hua Chuan’s paper… Read More New Software Harmonizes In The Style Of Radiohead, U2
Mekentosj BV has announced the availability of Pianochords, an application for iPhone and iPod touch that allows you to “easily look up all those nasty keyboard and piano chords”. Apparently, it’s designed for those times when you’re feeling too lazy to figure out what a C-Major chord is all yourself. Actually, some may find the… Read More Pianochords iPhone Chord Finder
[display_podcast] Mathtrek has an interesting post that explores the geometry of music. According to Dmitri Tymoczko, a composer and music theorist at Princeton University…to grasp the true structure of music, we need to understand the geometry of hyperdimensional objects. Tymoczko compares the structure of music to the shape of a rock face that a rock-climber… Read More The Geometry Of Music
The Improvisator is a new Windows plugin that knows the mathematical logic and rules of harmonic theory. It’s designed to directly offer technically correct harmonic options. The Harmony Improvisator is described as a completely new composition tool that makes the world of harmonic functions transparent to its users. It supports the musician in composing, improvising… Read More New VST Understands Harmony, Music Theory
