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Music and Evolutionary Computation

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Nonlinear Science and Complexity

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This paper presents a brief history of the western music: from its genesis to serialism and the Darmstadt school. Also some mathematical aspects of music are then presented and confronted with music as a form of art. The question is, are these two distinct aspects compatible? Can computers be of real help in automatic composition? The more appealing algorithmic approach is evolutionary computation as it offers creativity potential. Therefore, the Evolutionary Algorithms are then introduced and some results of GAs and GPs application to music generation are analysed.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the GECAD Unit.

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  1. Electrical Engineering Department, Institute of Engineering of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Cecília Reis & J. A. Tenreiro Machado

  2. Computer Science Department, Institute of Engineering of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Viriato M. Marques

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  1. Institute of Engineering, Dept. Electrotechnical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Rua Dr. Antonio Bernardino de Almeida 431, Porto, 4200-072, Portugal

    J.A. Tenreiro Machado

  2. Dept. of Mech. & Industr. Engineering, Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville, Edwardsville, 62026-1805, Illinois, USA

    Albert C.J. Luo

  3. Institute of Engineering, Dept. Electrotechnical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Rua Dr. Antonio Bernardino de Almeida 431, Porto, 4200-072, Portugal

    Ramiro S. Barbosa

  4. Institute of Engineering, Dept. Electrotechnical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Rua Dr. Antonio Bernardino de Almeida 431, Porto, 4200-072, Portugal

    Manuel F. Silva

  5. Institute of Engineering, Dept. Electrotechnical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Rua Dr. Antonio Bernardino de Almeida 431, Porto, 4200-072, Portugal

    Lino B. Figueiredo

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Reis, C., Marques, V.M., Machado, J.A.T. (2011). Music and Evolutionary Computation. In: Machado, J., Luo, A., Barbosa, R., Silva, M., Figueiredo, L. (eds) Nonlinear Science and Complexity. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9884-9_38

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