DocumentCode
1351110
Title
Composition based on pentatonic scales: a computer-aided approach
Author
Chua, Yap Siong
Author_Institution
Coll. of Comput. & Inf. Sci., North Florida Univ., Jacksonville, FL, USA
Volume
24
Issue
7
fYear
1991
fDate
7/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
67
Lastpage
71
Abstract
The use of pentatonic scales to explore some basic techniques of computer-aided composition is reported. The numeric notation employed to represent pitch and duration is described, examples of pentatonic music and scales are given, and the basic techniques for making music under the guidance of a composer are discussed. The score of a short composition generated with these techniques is shown and discussed.<>
Keywords
music; programming; computer-aided composition; music; pentatonic scales; Acoustical engineering; Collaboration; Computer science; Educational institutions; Electronic music; Fellows; Frequency conversion; Knowledge representation; Synthesizers; Tuning;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/2.84840
Filename
84840
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