Re:Aleatoric Music
by cognaitiv on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @05:31AM
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Agreed very much on Reich and feel very similar about Brian Eno’s solo work. What’s the difference between aleatoric music and generative music?
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Re:Aleatoric Music
by TheOtherHobbes on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @05:50AM
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Randomness is just one of many possible algorithms generative music can use.
For example: Music for Airports is built from very long tape loops with different durations. It's completely deterministic, but the results sound like a random-ish stream of constantly changing note patterns.
It only works because no human has a long enough memory to hear the loops as loops. If our short term memories could hold a long loop as a percept we'd have a very different and less interesting listening experience.
Interconnectedness is an aspect of generative music/processes that leads to complex outcomes.
Relatedly, Omri Coen has an interesting video showing his creative process while creating generative music using VCV Rack: