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Algorithms as scores: coding live music
The author discusses live coding as a new path in the evolution of the musical score. Live-coding practice accentu- ates the score, and whilst it is the perfect vehicle for the performance of algorithmic music it also transforms the compositional process itself into a live event. As a continuation of 20th-century artistic developments of the musical score, live-coding systems often embrace graphical elements and language syntaxes foreign to standard programming languages. The author presents live coding as a highly technologized artistic practice, shedding light on how non-linearity, play and generativity will become prominent in future creative media productions.
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Leonardo Music JournalPublisher
MIT Press JournalsPublisher URL
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21Page range
19-23Department affiliated with
- Music Publications
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2013-11-01First Open Access (FOA) Date
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2013-10-30Usage metrics
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