There is an overwhelming amount of influence on our lives by computer technology. The reason the Y2K virus is so intimidating is that we can not continue our way of life without computer technology. This site is the culmination of research by the author , on the influence of this technology on the composition of music. This will reduce the amount of the information on this site.
Traditional composition is understood as the creation and notation of a musical idea.
The original intent of a composition is that it is to be heard by means of performance. This is achieved through communication of the musical idea by translating it into musical language. This language is a unique system of symbols designed to represent musical ideas. Although these symbols are two-dimensional, there are particular ones that indicate pitch , volume, timbre and duration . The idea of pitch and duration are the only ideas that are visually represented on the page.