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Article #3945Fractal music generation
From: Alex Matulich
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 1990 17:17
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 1990 17:17
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I need some kind souls to send me some algorithms to generate music based
on fractals.
I don't know much about this subject, but it occurred to me that a fractal
music algorithm might be used as an aid in writing fugues. I have tried
one experiment already, based on the geometrical shape known as a "Koch
curve", where a pitch and duration corresponds to segment angle and length,
respectively.
My suspicion is that I'm going about it all wrong. My experimented generated
a sequence of notes that sounded interesting. The problem is that it was
a single sequence and the notes were all the same length. How can a fractal
generator be made to create overlapping sequences of notes which have
harmonically correct relations to each other?
Music is a serial event that unfolds as time passes. I am only able to
visualize fractals as geometric entities which where all parts exist at once.
Please e-mail me suggestions, no matter how simple or bizarre. They will
be appreciated. Thanks.
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