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A Distributed Approach to Musical Composition

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Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems (KES 2005)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNAI,volume 3683))

Abstract

Current techniques for automated composition use a single algorithm, focusing on one aspect of musical generation. In our system we make use of several algorithms, distributed using an agent oriented middleware, with each specialising on a separate aspect of composition. This paper describes the architecture and algorithms behind this system, with a focus on the agent framework used for implementation. We show early results which encourage a future application of this framework in automated music composition and analysis.

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  1. University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK

    Michael O. Jewell, Lee Middleton, Mark S. Nixon, Adam Prügel-Bennett & Sylvia C. Wong

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  1. School of Business, La Trobe University, 3086, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Rajiv Khosla

  2. Centre for SMART systems Engineering Research Centre, University of Brighton, BN2 4GJ, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, UK

    Robert J. Howlett

  3. School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Knowledge Based Intelligent Engineering Systems Centre, University of South Australia, 5095, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia

    Lakhmi C. Jain

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Jewell, M.O., Middleton, L., Nixon, M.S., Prügel-Bennett, A., Wong, S.C. (2005). A Distributed Approach to Musical Composition. In: Khosla, R., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems. KES 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3683. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11553939_92

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