Order out of chaos
Subtitle: randomized heuristics and their application to the harmonization problem
By: by Fraser Carl Wesit '18, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for an A.B. degree in music and computer science, Departments of Music and Computer Science, Harvard College
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 41
Subjects: Composition (Music); Philosophy and aesthetics; Harmony; Artificial intelligence; Musical applications
Description: "In this paper, I intend to investigate a conception of music theory that stems from my own musical philosophy regarding functional harmony and eventually use it as a compositional tool. I will postulate a formal 'harmonization problem' and apply various randomized heuristics to approximate solutions. In doing so, I hope to codify aspects of my own compositional process in the program I write, and observe the effect of changing the parameters of this program on the resulting 'style' of the harmonization"--Introduction.
Notes: Printed on recto only.

Bachelor of Arts Harvard College 2018

Includes bibliographical references.