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A computer environment for polymodal music

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2001

ADOLFO MAIA ,
PAUL DO VALLE ,
JONATAS MANZOLLI  and
LEONARDO N. S. PEREIRA
ADOLFO MAIA
Affiliation:
Interdisciplinary Nucleus for Studies on Sound Communication (NICS), University of Campinas, 13.081–970 Campinas, SP, Braziladolfo/raul/jonatas/leonardo@nics.unicamp.br
PAUL DO VALLE
Affiliation:
Interdisciplinary Nucleus for Studies on Sound Communication (NICS), University of Campinas, 13.081–970 Campinas, SP, Braziladolfo/raul/jonatas/leonardo@nics.unicamp.br
JONATAS MANZOLLI
Affiliation:
Interdisciplinary Nucleus for Studies on Sound Communication (NICS), University of Campinas, 13.081–970 Campinas, SP, Braziladolfo/raul/jonatas/leonardo@nics.unicamp.br
LEONARDO N. S. PEREIRA
Affiliation:
Interdisciplinary Nucleus for Studies on Sound Communication (NICS), University of Campinas, 13.081–970 Campinas, SP, Braziladolfo/raul/jonatas/leonardo@nics.unicamp.br
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Abstract

KYKLOS, an algorithmic composition program, is presented here. It generalises musical scales for use in composition as well as in performance. The sonic output of the system is referred to as polymodal music since it consists of four independent voices playing ‘synthetic modes’. KYKLOS is suitable for computer-assisted composition because it generates MIDI files which can be altered later by the composer. It can equally well be used in live performance for dynamic modification of parameters enabling realtime musical control.

Type
Research Article
Information
Organised Sound , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , June 1999 , pp. 111 - 114
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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