Overview
- The first book on musical applications of unconventional computing and, as such, an important reference in the field
- Presents a focus on an emerging and promising application of computer science
- Includes revision questions at the end of each chapter highlighting important points to be learned, and introductory tutorials for novices, as well as more advanced research-informed descriptions
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This pioneering text/reference explores how innovative new modes of computation may provide exciting new directions for future developments in the music industry, guiding the reader through the latest research in this emerging, interdisciplinary field. This work includes coverage of electronic music compositions and performances that incorporate unconventional interfacing, hacking and circuit bending. Features: presents an introduction to unconventional computing in music; discusses initiatives involving biophysical electronic music, the work of self-styled silicon luthiers, and the intersection of music and quantum computing; introduces the memristor, a new electronic component with the potential to revolutionize how computers are built; reviews experiments and practical applications of biological memristors in music; describes IMUSIC, an unconventional tone-based programming language, which enables the programming of computers using musical phrases; includes review questions at the end of each chapter.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Prof. Eduardo Reck Miranda is a composer and Professor in Computer Music at Plymouth University, UK, where he is Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR). His previous publications include the Springer titles Guide to Brain-Computer Music Interfacing and Guide to Computing for Expressive Music Performance.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Guide to Unconventional Computing for Music
Editors: Eduardo Reck Miranda
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49881-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-49880-5Published: 01 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84264-6Published: 13 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-49881-2Published: 20 February 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 284
Number of Illustrations: 78 b/w illustrations, 72 illustrations in colour
Topics: Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities, Music, Computer System Implementation