Category Archives: Music

How much music programming can a child learn in 5 days?

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Mark

An adult can learn even more: The Yamaha Tenori-On is another interesting instrument. Although the hardware version in the video below is expensive, Yamaha sells an iPad version for $20. It’s not available for Android because Google only recently learned … Continue reading →

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Waterloo Sunset for Solo Piano

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Mark
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Software Composing Music

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Mark

David Cope developed a program named Emily Howell to compose classical music. At one Santa Cruz concert, the program notes neglected to mention that Emily Howell wasn’t a human being, and a chemistry professor and music aficionado in the audience … Continue reading →

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A Sacrifice Before the Hunger Games

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Mark

I enjoy stories like The Lottery and The Hunger Games because they remind me of Nietzsche’s insight, “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.” British band XTC wrote Sacrificial Bonfire using … Continue reading →

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