
Emily Howell - Track 1
About this video
A short clip of a track from Emily Howell, a computer program by David Cope that composes classical-style music, performed by human players. It is a sample of algorithmic composition.
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Used as an example of computer-generated music in threads on AI creativity and music.
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From the Hacker News discussion
The tracks from the latest album are a LOT better. They are obviously played by a human. Here's an example (search YouTube for 'Emily Howell music') [VIDEO] I'm really surprised the author of the article didn't try to get a snippet to play (edit: they do on the page 2 of the article). The music still doesn't quite do it for me but if you consider the potential of future versions it is pretty amazing.
Read original comment ↗There's a few such projects in existence. Perhaps not RNN-Mozart inspired, but I'm sure that exists too. Emily Howell [VIDEO] Here's a Bach-inspired computer-generated song: [LINK]
Read original comment ↗Emily Howell is the name of the program. Some examples: Track 1: [VIDEO] Fugue: [LINK] Here's the first CD produced: [LINK]
Read original comment ↗Who knows what you mean by purely autonomously since even people can't help but learn from their experiences. Nevertheless, here's a novel composition made by an NLP algorithm trained on classical music: [VIDEO]
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