Creative autonomy in a simple interactive music system

Paolizzo, Fabio; Johnson, Colin G.

Abstract

Can autonomous systems be musically creative without musical knowledge? Assumptions from interdisciplinary studies on self-reflection are evaluated using Video Interactive VST Orchestra, a system that generates music from audio and video inputs through an analysis of video motion and simultaneous sound processing. The system is able to generate material that is primary, novel and contextual. A case study provides evidence that these three simple features allow the system to identify musical salience in the material that it is generating, and for the system to act as an autonomous musical agent.

Citation

Paolizzo, F., & Johnson, C. G. (2020). Creative autonomy in a simple interactive music system. Journal of New Music Research, 49(2), 115-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/09298215.2019.1709510

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 19, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jan 21, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: Jan 2, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 5, 2024
• Journal: Journal of New Music Research
• Print ISSN: 0929-8215
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 115-125
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09298215.2019.1709510
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/27379197
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09298215.2019.1709510