Undiscovered Bach? No, a Computer Wrote It
20th August 2017
IN a low-key, musical version of the match between Garry Kasparov and the chess-playing machine called Deep Blue, a musician at the University of Oregon competed last month with a computer to compose music in the style of Johann Sebastian Bach. Steve Larson, who teaches music theory at the university, listened anxiously while his wife, the pianist Winifred Kerner, performed three entries in the contest — one by Bach, one by Dr. Larson and one by a computer program called EMI, or Experiments in Musical Intelligence.
Dr. Larson was hurt when the audience concluded that his piece — a simple, engaging form called a two-part invention — was written by the computer. But he felt somewhat mollified when the listeners went on to decide that the invention composed by EMI (pronounced ”Emmy”) was genuine Bach.
August 21st, 2017 at 08:36
They’re coming. Your job is next, and sooner than you think.
August 21st, 2017 at 11:23
I don’t have a job. I’m retired. Perhaps it’s your job that’s next, and you’re indulging in the projection to which Democrats are so prone.