• DocumentCode
    2688685
  • Title

    An ant colony optimizer for melody creation with baroque harmony

  • Author

    Geis, Michael ; Middendorf, Martin

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Leipzig, Leipzig
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    25-28 Sept. 2007
  • Firstpage
    461
  • Lastpage
    468
  • Abstract
    We propose an algorithm that is based on the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) metaheuristic for producing harmonized melodies. The algorithm works in two stages. In the first stage it creates a melody. This melody is then harmonized according to the rules of Baroque harmony in the second stage. This is the first ACO algorithm to create music that uses domain knowledge and the first employed for harmonization of a melody.
  • Keywords
    music; optimisation; Baroque harmony; ant colony optimizer; harmonized melodies; melody creation; Ant colony optimization; Artificial neural networks; Bioinformatics; Computer networks; Computer science; Evolutionary computation; Frequency; Genetic algorithms; Multiple signal classification; Parallel processing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Evolutionary Computation, 2007. CEC 2007. IEEE Congress on
  • Conference_Location
    Singapore
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1339-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1340-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CEC.2007.4424507
  • Filename
    4424507