algorithmic composer artsong artwonk compo dmix fluxus fractmus gendyn hyperscore iannix sal sketcher sound globs tangent textures varese vox populi smp plf musicomp project 1 project 2 muspec groove observer score ssp mp1 pod sawdust pile ags musc play phrase ssml flavors band score11 algomusic bp2 virtual music composer pla player ravel emi comp2 interactor jmsl max pwgl autobusk jam loco m music mouse kyma calmus cellular automata music cypher wolfgang

common music compose precomp camus symbolic composer jammer krayola ac toolbox choral cybernetic composer lexikon sonate tabula vigilans cpu bach chaotics cscore cyber mozart koan variations cecilia musinum ngen clara empricost fmusic keykit musicbox musictalk pd supercollider cmask elody haskore nyquist openmusic silence jmusic athenacl blue directmusic producer lemu omde/ pmask agentbeats al speedy composer jfugue automatous monk critters jump pyper dissco impromptu music-gestalt musicalgorithms musigenesis wolframtones capieces cgmusic envl.net machine for composing music strasheela nodal

title

current

Algorithmic Composer

author

Fraietta, A.

url

main

http://www.smartcontroller.com.au/ AlgorithmicComposer/ algorithmicComposer.html

.

documentation

http://www.smartcontroller.com.au/ AlgorithmicComposer/ manual.pdf

.

download

http://www.smartcontroller.com.au/ AlgorithmicComposer/ download.html

descriptors

Process Model

real time

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

language graphical

description

description

code

languages

C++

distribution

documentation

yes

.

platforms

Windows

docs

Fraietta, A. 1998. Algorithmic Composer Program Description.

title

current

ArtSong

author

Brown, S. S.

url

main

http://www.artsong.org/

.

documentation

http://www.artsong.org/ user/ tutorials.htm

.

download

http://www.artsong.org/ download.htm

descriptors

Extensibility

open

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

interactive graphics · interactive text

description

description

distribution

cost

$59.95

.

license

commercial

.

platforms

Windows

.

source

no

title

current

ArtWonk

author

Algorithmic Arts.

url

main

http://geneticmusic.com/ artwonk.htm

.

documentation

http://geneticmusic.com/ help/ artwonk/ index.htm

.

download

http://geneticmusic.com/ download.htm

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative · transformational

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

language graphical

description

description

distribution

cost

$199

.

license

commercial

.

platforms

Windows

.

source

no

title

current

compo

author

Lartillot, B.

url

main

http://www.compo-music.net/ en/ accueil.php

.

documentation

http://www.compo-music.net/ en/ docindex.php

.

download

http://sourceforge.net/ projects/ compo/

description

description

code

languages

Lisp

distribution

documentation

yes

.

license

GPL

.

platforms

MacOS

.

source

yes

title

current

DMIX

author

Oppenheim, D. V.

url

main

ftp:/ / ccrma-ftp.stanford.edu/ pub/ dmix/

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

open

.

Event Production

generative · transformational

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

language textual · interactive text · interactive graphics

description

description

code

languages

Smalltalk

distribution

platforms

MacOS

docs

Marino, G. 1990. The New UPIC System.
Oppenheim, D. V. 1989. Dmix: An Environment for Composition.
Oppenheim, D. V. 1990. QUILL: An interpreter for creating music-objects within the Dmix environment.
Oppenheim, D. V. 1994. Slappability: A New Metaphor for Human Computer Interaction. {amazon}

title

current

fluxus

author

Griffiths, D.

url

main

http://www.pawfal.org/ Software/ fluxus

description

description

io

dataIn

Audio, OSC

code

languages

Scheme

distribution

license

GPL

.

platforms

Linux, MacOS

title

current

FractMus

.

Fractal Music Composition Software

author

Diaz-Jerez, G.

url

main

http://www.geocities.com/ SiliconValley/ Haven/ 4386/ overview.html

.

download

http://www.geocities.com/ SiliconValley/ Haven/ 4386/ download.html

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

interactive graphics

description

description

io

dataOut

MIDI

distribution

platforms

Windows

title

current

Gendyn

.

previous

Dyanmic Stochastic Synthesis

author

Xenakis, I.

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

internal

.

User Environment

batch

description

description

technologies

algorithms

random walks

docs

Brown, A. R. 2005. Extending Dynamic Stochastic Synthesis.
Hoffman, P. 1998. Evaluating the dynamic stochastic synthesis.
Hoffman, P. 2000. A New GENDYN Program.
Hoffmann, P. 2009. Music Out of Nothing? A Rigorous Approach to Algorithmic Composition by Iannis Xenakis.
Luque, S. 2006. Stochastic Synthesis: Origins and Extensions.
Xenakis, I. 1992. Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Music. {amazon}

title

current

Hyperscore

author

Farbood, M.

.

MIT Media Lab

url

main

http://www.hyperscore.com/

.

documentation

http://www.h-lounge.com/ help/ hyperscore_rt_gettingStarted/ index.html

.

download

http://www.h-lounge.com/ hyperscore/ download.php

.

audioSample

http://www.hyperscore.com/ featured_songs.html

descriptors

Scale

macro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

transformational

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

interactive graphics

description

description

distribution

platforms

Windows

.

source

no

docs

Farbood, M. 2001. A New Approach to Interactive, Computer-Generated Music.
Farbood, M. and H. Kaufman, K. Jennings. 2007. Composing with Hyperscore: An Intuitive Interface for Visualizing Musical Structure.

title

current

iannix

url

main

http://www.le-hub.org/ lang/ fr/ iannix

.

download

http://sourceforge.net/ projects/ iannix

description

description

title

current

SAL

.

previous

yahaSALmaMAC

.

Sound and Logic

author

Martirano, S. and D. Tcheng.

description

description

code

languages

Smalltalk-80

docs

Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.

title

current

Sketcher

author

MISTRES.

url

main

http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/ ~guy/ mistres/

description

description

docs

Dahan, K. 2005. An Associative Approach to Computer-Assisted Music Composition.
Dahan, K. and G. J. Brown, B. Eaglestone. 2003. New Strategies for Computer-Assisted Composition Software: A Perspective.

title

current

Sound Globs

author

Twelve-Tone Systems.

description

description

distribution

license

commercial

.

platforms

IBM PC

docs

Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.
Rothstein, J. 1990. Twelve-Tone Systems Sound Globs Algorithmic Composition Software.

title

current

Tangent

author

Whalley, P.

url

main

http://poodlesandflan.com/ randomtunes/

description

description

distribution

license

commercial

.

platforms

Windows

.

source

no

title

current

Textures Algorithmic Toolbox

author

Goodman, S.

.

UCSC

url

main

http://www.theory.org/ ~soren/ algorithmic.html

description

description

io

dataOut

Csound score, MIDI

code

languages

Lisp

distribution

documentation

GPL

title

current

varese

author

Hanappe, P.

.

IRCAM

url

main

http://recherche.ircam.fr/ equipes/ repmus/ Varese/

.

documentation

http://recherche.ircam.fr/ equipes/ repmus/ Rapports/ PeterHanappe99/ index.html

description

description

code

languages

Java, Scheme

distribution

cost

free

.

documentation

yes

.

license

GPL

.

platforms

Linux, SGI

.

source

yes

docs

Hanappe, P. 2000. Design and Implementation of an Integrated Environment for Music Composition and Synthesis.

title

current

Vox Populi

author

Manzolli, J. and A. Moroni.

description

description

docs

Gudwin, R. and J. Manzolli, A. Moroni, F. von Zuben. 1999. An Evolutionary Approach to Algorithmic Composition.
Miranda, E. R. 2000. Composing Music With Computers. {amazon}
Moroni, A. and J. Manzolli, F. Von Zuben, R. Gudwin. 2000. Vox Populi: An Interactive Evolutionary System for Algorithmic Music Composition.

title

current

SMP

.

previous

STOCHOS

.

Stochastic Music Program

author

Xenakis, I.

descriptors

Scale

macro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

batch

description

description

history

birth

1961

code

languages

Fortran

distribution

cost

free

.

documentation

yes

.

platforms

IBM 7090

.

source

yes

docs

Ames, C. 1987. Automated Composition in Retrospect: 1956-1986.
Byrd, D. 1977. An Integrated Computer Music Software System.
Keller, D. and B. Ferneyhough. 2004. Analysis by Modeling: Xenakis's ST/ 10-1 080262.
Myhill, J. 1978. Some Simplifications and Improvements in the Stochastic Music Program. {amazon}
Myhill, J. 1979. Controlled Indeterminacy: A First Step Towards a Semi-Stochastic Music Language.
Rogers, B. 1972. A User's Manual for the Stochastic Music Program. {amazon}
Xenakis, I. 1960. Elements of Stochastic Music.
Xenakis, I. 1965. Free Stochastic Music from the Computer. Programme of Stochastic music in Fortran.
Xenakis, I. 1966. The Origins of Stochastic Music.
Xenakis, I. 1992. Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Music. {amazon}

title

current

PLF/PLS

author

Mathews, M.

.

Bell Laboratories

descriptors

Scale

micro · macro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

open

.

Event Production

generative · transformational

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

language textual

description

description

io

soundOut

Music V

history

birth

1962

docs

Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.
Mathews, M. V. 1969. The Technology of Computer Music. {amazon}
Mathews, M. V. and L. Rosler. 1968. Graphical Language for the Scores of Computer-Generated Sounds.
Tenney, J. 1969. Computer Music Experiments.

title

current

MUSICOMP

.

MUsic Simulator Interpreter for COMpositional Procedures

author

Hiller, L. and R. Baker.

.

University of Illinois

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

open

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

language textual

description

description

history

birth

1963

code

languages

SCATRE (assembly)

distribution

platforms

IBM 7094

docs

Baker, R. 1963. MUSICOMP: Music-Simulator for Compositional Procedures for the IBM 7090 Electronic Digital Computer. {amazon}
Brün, H. 1989. Composer's Input Outputs Music. {amazon}
Hiller, L. 1970. Music Composed with Computers: An Historical Survey. {amazon}
Hiller, L. 1981. Composing with Computers: A Progress Report.
Hiller, L. and R. Baker. 1963. Computer Cantata: A Study in Composition Using the University of Illinois IBM 7090 and CSX-1 Electronic Digital Computers. {amazon}
Hiller, L. and R. Baker. 1964. Computer Cantata: A Study in Compositional Method.
Hiller, L. and A. Leal. 1966. Revised Musicomp Manual. {amazon}
Tanner, P. 1972. MUSICOMP, an Experimental Aid for the Composition and Production of Music.

title

current

Project 1

.

previous

PR-1, PR1X, PR1XM

author

Koenig, G. M.

.

Institute of Sonology

url

main

http://home.planet.nl/ ~gkoenig/ indexe.htm

descriptors

Scale

macro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

batch

description

description

io

dataOut

text (score table)

history

active

yes

.

birth

1964

code

languages

fortran II; algol 60

distribution

platforms

IBM 7090; ELECTROLOGICA X8

docs

Koenig, G. M. 1970. Project One.
Koenig, G. M. 1971. The Use of Computer Programs in Creating Music.
Koenig, G. M. 1979. Projekt Eins - Modell und Wirklichkeit.
Koenig, G. M. 1979. PROTOCOL: A Report of the 1974/ 75 Class in Programmed Music at the Institute of Sonology. {amazon}
Koenig, G. M. 1980. PRIXM Manual.
Koenig, G. M. 1983. Aesthetic Integration of Computer-Composed Scores.
Koenig, G. M. 1991. Working with 'Project One': My Experiences with Computer Composition.
Koenig, G. M. 1992. Segmente: A structural landscape.
Koenig, G. M. 1999. PROJECT 1 Revisited: On the Analysis and Interpretation of PR1 Tables. {amazon}
Laske, O. 1981. Composition Theory in Koenig's Project One and Project Two.

title

current

Project 2

.

previous

PR-2

author

Koenig, G. M.

.

Institute of Sonology

url

main

http://home.planet.nl/ ~gkoenig/ indexe.htm

descriptors

Scale

macro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

batch

description

description

io

dataIn

text (survey of 60 questions)

.

dataOut

text (score table)

history

active

yes

.

birth

1966

code

languages

algol 60

distribution

platforms

DEC PDP-15

docs

Koenig, G. M. 1970. Project Two - A Programme for Musical Composition.
Koenig, G. M. 1971. The Use of Computer Programs in Creating Music.
Koenig, G. M. 1979. PROTOCOL: A Report of the 1974/ 75 Class in Programmed Music at the Institute of Sonology. {amazon}
Koenig, G. M. 1983. Aesthetic Integration of Computer-Composed Scores.
Koenig, G. M. 1984. Project 2/ 82 - A Program for Musical Composition: Manual.
Laske, O. 1981. Composition Theory in Koenig's Project One and Project Two.

title

current

MUSPEC

.

MUSical SPECtroscope

author

Citron, J.

description

description

history

birth

1967

docs

Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.
Citron, J. 1970. MUSPEC.

title

current

GROOVE

author

Mathews, M. and F. R. Moore.

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

interactive graphics

description

description

history

birth

1968

distribution

platforms

DDP-224

docs

Mathews, M. V. and F. R. Moore. 1970. GROOVE - A Program to Compose, Store, and Edit Functions of Time.

title

current

observer

author

Laske, O.

description

description

history

birth

1971

distribution

platforms

DEC PDP-15, PLATO

docs

Laske, O. 1973. Toward a Musical Intelligence System: OBSERVER.
Laske, O. 1992. The OBSERVER Tradition of Knowledge Acquisition. {amazon}
Tabor, J. 1999. A Pioneer in Composition and Research. {amazon}
Truax, B. 1999. Sonology: A Questionable Science Revisited. {amazon}

title

current

SCORE

.

previous

SCORV

author

Smith, L.

.

San Andreas Press

url

main

http://www.scoremus.com/ score.html

.

download

http://www.scoremus.com/ products.html

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

batch

description

description

history

birth

1971

code

languages

Fortran

distribution

cost

$750.00

.

documentation

yes

.

license

commercial

.

platforms

DEC PDP-10; MS-DOS

.

source

no

docs

Sapp, C. S. 1999. SCORE 4.0 Music Data Entry Reference Manual.
Smith, L. 1972. SCORE — A Musician's Approach to Computer Music.
Smith, L. 1973. Editing and Printing Music by Computer.

title

current

SSP

.

Sound Synthesis Program

author

Koenig, G. M.

.

Institute of Sonology

url

main

http://home.planet.nl/ ~gkoenig/ indexe.htm

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative · transformational

.

Sound Source

internal

.

User Environment

interactive text

description

description

history

birth

1971

distribution

platforms

PDP-15, DMX-1000

docs

Banks, J. D. and P. Berg, R. Rowe, D. Theriault. 1979. SSP — A Bi-Parametric Approach to Sound Synthesis.
Berg, P. and R. Rowe, D. Theriault. 1980. SSP and Sound Description.
Berg, P. 1978. A User's Manual for SSP.
Koenig, G. M. 1971. The Use of Computer Programs in Creating Music.
Koenig, G. M. 1980. Composition Processes. {amazon}

title

current

MP1

author

Tipei, S.

url

main

http://ems.music.uiuc.edu/ people/ tipei/ mp1.html

description

description

history

birth

1973

code

languages

Fortran

distribution

platforms

CRAY X-MP, IBM RS/6000

docs

Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.
Tipei, S. 1975. MP1 — a Computer Program for Music Composition.
Tipei, S. 1981. Solving Specific Compositional Problems with MP1.
Tipei, S. 1987. Maiden Voyages: A Score Produced with MP1.
Tipei, S. 1989. The Computer, a Composer's Collaborator.
Tipei, S. 1994. MP1 Revisited - AGA MATTER, for Piano and Computer Generated Tape.

title

current

POD

.

previous

POD4, POD5, POD6

author

Truax, B.

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

internal

.

User Environment

interactive text

description

description

history

birth

1973

distribution

platforms

PDP-15, HP 2116, PDP-11, Nova 3, DMX-1000

docs

Truax, B. 1973. The Computer Composition — Sound Synthesis Programs POD4, POD5 and POD6. {amazon}
Truax, B. 1976. A Communicational Approach to Computer Sound Programs.
Truax, B. 1977. The POD System of Interactive Composition Programs.
Truax, B. 1985. The PODX System: Interactive Compositional Software for the DMX-1000.
Truax, B. 1986. Computer Music Language Design and the Composing Process. {amazon}
Truax, B. 1999. Sonology: A Questionable Science Revisited. {amazon}

title

current

Sawdust

author

Brün, H.

url

documentation

http://grace.evergreen.edu/ ~arunc/ brun/ sawdust/ sawdust.htm

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

internal

.

User Environment

interactive text

description

description

history

birth

1973

distribution

platforms

PDP 11/45

docs

Blum, T. 1979. Herbert Brün: Project Sawdust.
Brün, H. and A. Chandra. 2001. A Manual for SAWDUST.
Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.
Di Scipio, A. 2002. Systems of Embers, Dust, and Clouds: Observations after Xenakis and Brun.

title

current

PILE

.

previous

Automated sound Programs

author

Berg, P.

.

Institute of Sonology

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

open

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

internal

.

User Environment

interactive text

description

description

history

active

no

.

birth

1974

code

languages

MACRO-15 (PDP-15 assembly)

distribution

documentation

yes

.

platforms

DEC PDP-15

docs

Berg, P. 1979. PILE - A Language for Sound Synthesis.

title

current

Automated Granular Synthesis

author

Roads, C.

description

description

io

dataOut

MUSIC V

history

birth

1975

code

languages

B6700 Extended ALGOL

distribution

platforms

Burroughs B6700

docs

Roads, C. 1978. Automated Granular Synthesis of Sound.
Roads, C. 2002. Microsound. {amazon}

title

current

MUSC

.

1.3A

author

Byrd, D.

description

description

history

birth

1976

code

languages

Algol-60

docs

Byrd, D. 1977. An Integrated Computer Music Software System.

title

current

PLAY

author

Chadabe, J.

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

internal

.

User Environment

interactive text

description

description

history

birth

1977

code

languages

PDP-11 Assembly, XPL

distribution

platforms

PDP-11

docs

Chadabe, J. 1977. Some Reflections on the Landscape within which Computer Music Systems are Designed.
Chadabe, J. 1978. An Introduction to the Play Program.
Chadabe, J. 1997. Electric Sound: The Past and Promise of Electronic Music. {amazon}

title

current

PHRASE

author

Hiller, L.

description

description

history

birth

1978

docs

Hiller, L. 1978. Phrase Structure in Computer Music.
Hiller, L. 1981. Composing with Computers: A Progress Report.

title

current

Semi-Stochastic Music Langauge

.

SSML

author

Myhill, J.

descriptors

Scale

macro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

batch

description

description

history

birth

1978

docs

Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.
Myhill, J. 1978. Some Simplifications and Improvements in the Stochastic Music Program. {amazon}
Myhill, J. 1979. Controlled Indeterminacy: A First Step Towards a Semi-Stochastic Music Language.

title

current

Flavors Band

.

Computer Improvisation

author

Fry, C.

.

MIT Experimental Music Studio

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Event Production

generative

.

User Environment

language textual

description

description

history

birth

1980

code

languages

LISP

docs

Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.
Fry, C. 1980. Computer Improvisation.
Fry, C. 1983. Flavors Band: Beyond Computer Improvisation and/ or a Meta-Composition Language.
Fry, C. 1984. Flavors Band.
Fry, C. 1984. Flavors Band: A Language for Specifying Musical Style. {amazon}

title

current

score11

author

Brinkman, A.

.

Temple University

url

main

http://www.esm.rochester.edu/ download.html

.

documentation

http://www.esm.rochester.edu/ score11/ score-11doc.html

.

download

http://www.esm.rochester.edu/ download.html

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

batch

description

description

io

dataIn

code

.

dataOut

Csound score

.

soundIn

file

.

soundOut

file

history

active

no

.

birth

1981

code

languages

Pascal, Csound

distribution

cost

free

.

documentation

yes

.

platforms

Linux, Irix, NeXT

.

source

no

docs

Brinkman, A. 1981. Data Structures for a Music-11 Preprocessor.
Brinkman, A. 1989. Pascal Programming for Music Research. {amazon}
Smith, L. 1972. SCORE — A Musician's Approach to Computer Music.
Smith, L. 1973. Editing and Printing Music by Computer.

title

current

ALGOMUSIC

author

Belfiore, A.

description

description

history

birth

1982

docs

Belfiore, A. 1982. ALGOMUSIC: An Algorithm for the Genesis of Musical Structures.
Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.

title

current

BP2

.

previous

BP1, BP

.

The Bol Processor

author

Bel, B.

url

main

http://www.lpl.univ-aix.fr/ ~belbernard/ music/ bpdoc/ bp2doc-A.html

.

documentation

http://www.lpl.univ-aix.fr/ ~belbernard/ music/ bpdoc/ bp2doc-Bol.html

.

download

http://www.lpl.univ-aix.fr/ ~belbernard/ music/ bpdoc/ bp2doc-Bol.html

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

interactive text

description

description

io

dataIn

gui

.

dataOut

MIDI, Csound-score

technologies

algorithms

constraint satisfaction, generative grammers

history

birth

1982

distribution

cost

$50

.

documentation

yes

.

platforms

MacOS

.

source

no

docs

Bel, B. 1996. A Flexible Environment for Music Composition in non-European Contexts.
Bel, B. 1998. BP2 Reference Manual.
Bel, B. 1998. Migrating Musical Concepts: An Overview of the Bol Processor.
Bel, B. and J. Kippen. 1992. Bol Processor Grammars. {amazon}
Kippen, J. and B. Bel. 1989. The Identification and Modelling of a Percussion 'Language', and the Emergence of Musical Concepts in a Machine-Learning Experimental Set-up.
Kippen, J. and B. Bel. 1992. Modeling Music with Grammars: Formal Language Representation in the Bol Processor.
Kippen, J. and B. Bel. 1994. Computers, Composition and the Challange of 'New Music' in Modern India.

title

current

Virtual Music Composer

author

Sarajlija, Z. and A. Hadzic.

url

main

http://www.lvbsx.com

.

documentation

http://www.lvbsx.com/ download/ lvbsx_user_manual_v2.pdf

.

screenShot

http://www.lvbsx.com/ getting_started_page.html

.

audioSample

http://www.lvbsx.com/ examples_page.html

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

internal · external

description

description

history

active

yes

.

birth

1982

code

languages

C++

distribution

cost

249.95

.

platforms

Windows

.

source

no

title

current

PLA

author

Schottstaedt, W.

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

open

.

Event Production

generative · transformational

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

language textual

description

description

io

dataOut

MIDI

technologies

algorithms

augmented transition network (ATN)

history

birth

1983

code

languages

Sail, LISP

docs

Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.
Schottstaedt, W. 1983. Pla: A Composer's Idea of a Language.
Schottstaedt, W. 1989. A Computer Music Language. {amazon}

title

current

PLAYER

author

Loy, D. G.

description

description

history

birth

1983

code

languages

C

distribution

platforms

UNIX

docs

Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.
Loy, D. G. 1989. Composing with Computers: a Survey of Some Compositional Formalisms and Music Programming Languages. {amazon}

title

current

Ravel

author

Binkley, J.

.

Portland State University

description

description

io

dataOut

MIDI

technologies

algorithms

fractal, random walks, motif manipulation

history

birth

1983

.

death

1990

code

languages

C

distribution

platforms

IBM PC

docs

Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.

title

current

Experiments in Musical Intelligence

.

previous

CUE/SARA

author

Cope, D.

url

main

http://arts.ucsc.edu/ faculty/ cope/ experiments.htm

descriptors

Scale

macro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

transformational

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

batch

description

description

technologies

algorithms

Augmented Transition Networks

history

birth

1984

distribution

documentation

none

.

license

closed

.

source

no

docs

Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.
Cope, D. 1987. An Expert System for Computer-Assisted Music Composition.
Cope, D. 1990. Pattern Matching as an Engine for the Computer Simulation of Musical Style.
Cope, D. 1991. Computers and Musical Style. {amazon}
Cope, D. 1992. Computer Modeling of Musical Intelligence in EMI.
Cope, D. 1992. On algorithmic representation of musical style.
Cope, D. 1993. A Computer Model of Music Composition.
Cope, D. 1996. Experiments in Musical Intelligence. {amazon}
Cope, D. 2000. The Algorithmic Composer. {amazon}
Cope, D. 2001. Virtual Music: Computer Synthesis of Musical Style. {amazon}
Vantomme, J. D. 1995. David Cope: Bach by Design and Experiments in Musical Intelligence.

title

current

COMP2

.

previous

COMP1

author

Belet, B.

.

University of Illinois

description

description

history

birth

1985

code

languages

Fortran, Smalltalk-80

distribution

platforms

Kyma

docs

Belet, B. 1991. Proportional Recursive Stochastic Composition Using COMP2, a Smalltalk-80 Composition Program within Kyma Digital Synthesis System.
Belet, B. 1992. Toward a unification of algorithmic composition, real-time software synthesis, and live performance interaction.

title

current

Interactor

author

Subotnick, M. and M. Coniglio.

url

main

http://www.troikaranch.org/ interactor.html

description

description

io

dataIn

MIDI

.

dataOut

MIDI

history

birth

1985

code

languages

Pascal, C

distribution

platforms

Macintosh

docs

Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.
Coniglio, M. 1992. Introduction to the Interactor Lnaguage.

title

current

Java Music Specification Language

.

previous

HMSL (Hierarchical Music Specification Language)

author

Didkovsky, N.

url

main

http://www.algomusic.com/ jmsl/ index.html

.

documentation

http://www.algomusic.com/ jmsl/ docs/ autodocs/ index.html

.

download

http://www.algomusic.com/ jmsl/ register.html

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time · non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

open

.

Event Production

generative · transformational

.

Sound Source

internal · external

.

User Environment

language textual

description

description

io

dataIn

code

.

dataOut

MIDI

history

active

yes

.

birth

1985

code

languages

Java, Csound

distribution

cost

free, licensed

.

documentation

yes

.

license

JMSL SDK License

.

platforms

OS Independent

docs

Burk, P. and R. Marsanyi. 1992. Iconic Programming for HMSL.
Didkovsky, N. 2001. Java Music Specification Language.
Didkovsky, N. 2004. Java Music Specification Language, v103 update.
Didkovsky, N. 2004. Recent compositions and performance instruments realized in Java Music Specification Language.
Didkovsky, N. and L. Crawford. 2007. Java Music Specification Language and Max/ MSP.
Polansky, L. and P. Burk, D. Rosenboom. 1990. HMSL (Hierarchical Music Specification Language): A Theoretical Overview.
Polansky, L. and D. Rosenboom. 1985. HMSL.
Rosenboom, D. 1992. Parsing real-time musical inputs and spontaneously generating musical forms: Hierarchical Form Generator (HFG).
Undercofler, J. 2001. Computer Programming and the Expanding Compositional Frontier, Part I.
Yavelow, C. 1989. Music and Microprocessors: MIDI and the State of the Art. {amazon}

title

current

Max/MSP

.

previous

Max

author

Cycling 74.

url

main

http://www.cycling74.com/ products/ maxmsp.html

.

download

http://www.cycling74.com/ products/ dlmaxmsp.html

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time · non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

open

.

Event Production

generative · transformational

.

Sound Source

internal · external

.

User Environment

language graphical · interactive graphics

description

description

history

birth

1985

distribution

cost

$495

.

documentation

yes

.

license

commercial

.

platforms

MacOS X, Windows

.

source

no

docs

Ciardi, F. C. 2004. Real Time Sonification of Stock Market Data with sMax.
Iazzetta, F. and F. Kon. 1995. MaxAnnealing: A tool for Algorithmic Composition Based on Simulated Annealing.
Marcenaro, O. 1997. MAX and Tabula Vigilans: Two Programs for Algorithmic and Rule-Based Composition.
Puckette, M. 1985. A real-time music performance system.
Puckette, M. 1988. The Patcher.
Puckette, M. 1991. Combining Event and Signal Processing in the MAX Graphical Programming Environment.
Puckette, M. 2002. Max at 17.

title

current

PWGL

.

previous

Patchwork

author

Laurson, M.

url

main

http://www2.siba.fi/ pwgl/ index.html

.

documentation

http://www2.siba.fi/ pwgl/ pwgl.html

.

download

http://www2.siba.fi/ pwgl/ downloads.html

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time · non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

open

.

Event Production

generative · transformational

.

Sound Source

internal · external

.

User Environment

language graphical

description

description

history

birth

1985

code

languages

Lisp, OpenGL

distribution

platforms

MacOS X, Windows

docs

Assayag, G. and C. Rueda, M. Laurson, C. Agon, O. Delerue. 1999. Computer-Assisted Composition at IRCAM: From PatchWork to OpenMusic.
Duthen, J. and M. Laurson. 1990. A Compositional Environment based on PreFORM II, PatchWork, and Esquisse.
Laurson, M. and J. Duthen. 1989. PatchWork, a Graphical Language in PreForm.
Laurson, M. 1996. Patchwork. {amazon}
Laurson, M. and M. Kuuskankare. 2002. PWGL: A Novel Visual Language based on Common Lisp, CLOS, and OpenGL.
Laurson, M. and M. Kuuskankare. 2003. Some Box Design Issues in PWGL.
Laurson, M. and M. Kuuskankare. 2007. Recent Trends in PWGL.
Laurson, M. and V. Norilo. 2004. Copy-synth-patch: A Tool for Visual Instrument Design.
Laurson, M. and V. Norilo, M. Kuuskankare. 2005. PWGLSynth: A Visual Synthesis Language for Virtual Instrument Design and Control.
Laurson, M. and V. Norilo, H. Penttinen. 2007. From Score-Based Approach Towards Real-Time Control in PWGLSynth.
Norilo, V. and M. Laurson. 2007. Development Tools for PWGLSYNTH.

title

current

Autobusk

author

Barlow, C.

.

Institute of Sonology, Royal Conservatory, The Hague, Netherlands

url

main

http://www.musikwissenschaft.uni-mainz.de/ Autobusk/

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative · transformational

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

interactive graphics

description

description

io

dataIn

gui

.

dataOut

gui

.

soundOut

MIDI real-time

history

birth

1986

code

languages

Pascal

distribution

cost

free

.

documentation

yes

.

platforms

Atari ST

docs

Barlow, C. 1990. Autobusk: An algorithmic real-time pitch and rhythm improvisation programme.

title

current

Jam Factory

author

Zicarelli, D.

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

transformational

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

interactive graphics

description

description

io

dataIn

MIDI

.

dataOut

MIDI

technologies

algorithms

markov

history

birth

1986

docs

Chadabe, J. 1997. Electric Sound: The Past and Promise of Electronic Music. {amazon}
Zicarelli, D. 1987. M and Jam Factory.

title

current

Loco

author

Desain, P.

url

main

http://cf.hum.uva.nl/ mmm/ fun/ loco.html

description

description

history

birth

1986

code

languages

Logo

docs

Desain, P. and H. Honing. 1986. LOCO: Composition Microworld in Logo.
Desain, P. and H. Honing. 1988. LOCO: A Composition Microworld in Logo.

title

current

M

author

Zicarelli, D. and J. Chadabe, J. Offenhartz, A. Widolf.

url

main

http://www.cycling74.com/ products/ m.html

.

download

http://www.cycling74.com/ products/ dlm.html

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

interactive graphics

description

description

history

birth

1986

distribution

cost

$74

.

license

commercial

.

platforms

MacOS

.

source

no

docs

Chadabe, J. 1997. Electric Sound: The Past and Promise of Electronic Music. {amazon}
Zicarelli, D. 1987. M and Jam Factory.

title

current

Music Mouse

author

Spiegel, L.

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

interactive graphics

description

description

history

birth

1986

distribution

platforms

Macintosh

docs

Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.

title

current

Kyma

author

Scaletti, C.

.

Symbolic Sound Corporation

url

main

http://www.symbolicsound.com/ cgi-bin/ bin/ view/ Products/ WebHome

.

download

http://www.symbolicsound.com/ cgi-bin/ bin/ view/ Order/ WebHome

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

open

.

Event Production

generative · transformational

.

Sound Source

internal · external

.

User Environment

interactive text · language textual · interactive graphics

description

description

history

birth

1987

code

languages

SmallTalk

distribution

cost

$3470

.

license

commercial

.

platforms

MacOS, Windows, Capybara

.

source

no

docs

Belet, B. 1991. Proportional Recursive Stochastic Composition Using COMP2, a Smalltalk-80 Composition Program within Kyma Digital Synthesis System.
Scaletti, C. 1987. KYMA: An Object Orientated Language for Musical Composition.
Scaletti, C. 1989. Composing Sound Objects in KYMA.
Scaletti, C. 1989. The Kyma/ Platypus Computer Music Workstation.
Scaletti, C. 2002. Computer Music Languages, Kyma, and the Future.

title

current

CALMUS

.

Calculated Music

author

Olafsson, K.

url

main

http://www.listir.is/ calmus/

descriptors

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

interactive graphics

description

description

history

birth

1988

code

languages

Lisp

distribution

cost

$299

.

platforms

MacOS

title

current

Cellular Automata Music

author

Millen, D.

.

University of Arkansas

description

description

technologies

algorithms

cellular automata (CA)

history

birth

1988

code

languages

Pascal, MIDIPascal

docs

Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.

title

current

Cypher

author

Rowe, R.

.

New York University, Steinhardt School of Education

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

open

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

internal

description

description

history

birth

1988

code

languages

C

docs

Rowe, R. 1990. Feature Classification and Related Response in a Real-time Interactive Music System.
Rowe, R. 1991. Machine listening and composing: Making sense of music with cooperating real-time agents.
Rowe, R. 1991. A Self-Critical Compositional Algorithm.
Rowe, R. 1992. Machine Listening and Composing with Cypher.
Rowe, R. 1993. Interactive Music Systems: Machine Listening and Composing. {amazon}
Rowe, R. 2000. Interactive Music Systems in Ensemble Performance. {amazon}
Rowe, R. 2001. Machine Musicianship. {amazon}

title

current

Wolfgang

author

Reicken, D.

description

description

technologies

algorithms

cultural grammars

history

birth

1988

docs

Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.
Riecken, D. 1992. Wolfgang - A System Using Emotional Potentials to Manage Musical Design. {amazon}

title

current

Common Music

author

Taube, H.

.

CCRMA

url

main

http://commonmusic.sourceforge.net/ doc/

.

documentation

http://commonmusic.sourceforge.net/ doc/ dict/ index.html

.

download

http://sourceforge.net/ projects/ commonmusic/

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

open

.

Event Production

generative · transformational

.

Sound Source

imported · external

.

User Environment

language textual

description

description

history

birth

1989

code

languages

Lisp

distribution

documentation

yes

.

license

GPL

.

source

yes

docs

Taube, H. 1989. Common Music: A Compositional Language in Common Lisp and CLOS.
Taube, H. 1991. Common Music: A Music Composition Language in Common Lisp and CLOS.
Taube, H. 1992. Stella: Persistent score representation in Common Music.
Taube, H. 1993. Stella: Persistent Score Representation and Score Editing in Common Music.
Taube, H. 1994. Complex Musical Pattern Description in Common Music.
Taube, H. 1996. Composing in Common Music and Stella. {amazon}
Taube, H. 1997. An Introduction to Common Music.
Taube, H. 2004. Notes from the Metalevel: An Introduction to Computer Composition. {amazon}
Taube, H. 2007. SAL: A Simple Algorithmic Language in Common Music.
Taube, H. and T. Ingalls. 2007. RTS: Real Time Scheduling in Common Music.
Taube, H. and T. Kunze. 1997. An HTTP Interface to Common Music.

title

current

COMPOSE

author

Ames, C.

description

description

technologies

algorithms

chaotic and stochastic generators (lehmer, spread, fill, balance, moderate, borel, brownian, onef, logistic, maker)

history

birth

1989

code

languages

C

distribution

license

commercial

.

platforms

MacOS

docs

Ames, C. 1991. A Catalog of Statistical Distributions: Techniques for Transforming Random, Determinate and Chaotic Sequences.
Ames, C. 1992. A Catalog of Sequence Generators: Accounting for Proximity, Pattern, Exclusion, Balance and/ or Randomness.
Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.

title

current

precomp

author

Cantor, D.

description

description

io

dataOut

Csound, MIDI

history

birth

1989

code

languages

HyperCard

docs

Cantor, D. 1989. A Knowledge Acquisition System for Segmentation in Music.
Koenig, G. M. 1999. PROJECT 1 Revisited: On the Analysis and Interpretation of PR1 Tables. {amazon}
Laske, O. 1990. The Computer as the Artist's Alter Ego.
Laske, O. 1992. The OBSERVER Tradition of Knowledge Acquisition. {amazon}
Tabor, J. 1999. A Pioneer in Composition and Research. {amazon}

title

current

CAMUS

author

Miranda, E. R.

url

main

http://website.lineone.net/ ~edandalex/ camus.htm

.

screenShot

http://tamw.atari-users.net/ camus/ camustut.htm

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

interactive graphics

description

description

technologies

algorithms

cellular automata

history

birth

1990

distribution

platforms

Windows

.

source

no

docs

McAlpine, K. and E. Miranda, S. Hoggar. 1999. Making Music with Algorithms: A Case-Study.
Miranda, E. R. 2000. Composing Music With Computers. {amazon}

title

current

Symbolic Composer

.

previous

SCOM

author

Stone, P. and J. Podrazik.

url

main

http://www.mracpublishing.com/ scom/

.

documentation

http://www.mracpublishing.com/ scom/ flib/

.

download

http://www.mracpublishing.com/ downloads/

.

screenShot

http://www.mracpublishing.com/ scom/ screenshots/

descriptors

Scale

micro · macro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

open

.

Event Production

generative · transformational

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

language textual · interactive graphics

description

description

io

soundIn

MIDI

history

birth

1990

code

languages

Lisp

distribution

cost

$395

.

documentation

yes

.

license

commercial

.

platforms

MacOS, Windows

.

source

no

docs

Arden, J. 1996. Focussing the musical imagination: exploring in composition the ideas and techniques of Joseph Schillinger.
Tonality Systems. 1996. SCOM Manual Legacy.

title

current

JAMMER

author

SoundTrek.

url

main

http://www.soundtrek.com

.

download

http://www.soundtrek.com/ content/ modules.php?name= Downloads&d_op= viewdownload&cid= 1

.

audioSample

http://www.soundtrek.com/ content/ modules.php?name= Content&pa= showpage&pid= 4

descriptors

Scale

macro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

interactive graphics

description

description

history

birth

1991

distribution

cost

$129

.

license

Commercial

.

platforms

Windows

.

source

no

title

current

Krayola

.

previous

Composer's Toolbox

author

Skrien, D.

description

description

io

dataIn

MIDI, Audio

.

dataOut

MIDI

history

birth

1991

code

languages

LISP

docs

Hallstrom, J. and D. Skrien. 1991. The Composer's Toolbox: A common Lisp-based precomposition environment.
Skrien, D. and J. Hallstrom. 1993. Krayola: A flexible, robust, and user-friendly precompositional sketching environment.

title

current

AC Toolbox

author

Berg, P.

.

Institute of Sonology, Royal Conservatory, The Hague, Netherlands

url

main

http://www.koncon.nl/ ACToolbox/

.

documentation

http://www.koncon.nl/ ACToolbox/ files/ AC_Toolbox_Tutorial.pdf

.

download

http://www.koncon.nl/ ACToolbox/ act2.htm

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

real time · non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

open

.

Event Production

generative · transformational

.

Sound Source

internal · external

.

User Environment

interactive text

description

description

io

dataOut

MIDI, Csound, Kyma, Audio File

history

active

yes

.

birth

1992

code

languages

Lisp

distribution

cost

free

.

documentation

yes

.

platforms

MacOS

.

source

no

docs

Berg, P. 1996. Abstracting the Future: The Search for Musical Constructs.
Berg, P. 2003. Using the AC Toolbox.

title

current

CHORAL

author

Ebcioglu, K.

descriptors

Scale

macro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

batch

description

description

technologies

algorithms

expert system

history

birth

1992

docs

Ebcioglu, K. 1980. Computer Counterpoint.
Ebcioglu, K. 1984. An Expert System for Schenkerian Synthesis of Chorales in the Style of J. S. Bach.
Ebcioglu, K. 1987. Report on the CHORAL Project: An Expert System for Chorale Harmonization.
Ebcioglu, K. 1988. An Expert System for Harmonizing Four-part Chorales.

title

current

Cybernetic Composer

author

Ames, C. and M. Domino.

descriptors

Scale

macro

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Sound Source

external

description

description

history

birth

1992

docs

Ames, C. and M. Domino. 1992. Cybernetic Composer: An Overview. {amazon}

title

current

Lexikon-Sonate

.

algorithmic music generator infinite realtime composition for computer-controlled piano

author

Essl, K.

url

main

http://www.essl.at/ works/ Lexikon-Sonate.html

.

documentation

http://www.essl.at/ works/ Lexikon-Sonate.html#abstract

.

download

http://www.essl.at/ works/ Lexikon-Sonate.html#ava

.

screenShot

http://www.essl.at/ pic/ lexson/ lexson33.png

description

description

io

dataOut

MIDI, audio

history

active

yes

.

birth

1992

code

languages

Max/MSP

distribution

cost

free

.

platforms

MacOS

.

source

no

docs

Essl, K. 1991. Computer Aided Composition.
Essl, K. 1995. Lexikon-Sonate. An Interactive Realtime Composition for Computer-Controlled Piano.

title

current

Tabula Vigilans

.

Vigilant Table

author

Orton, R.

url

main

http://www.bath.ac.uk/ ~masjpf/ CDP/ tvinfopg.htm

descriptors

Process Model

non real time

.

Event Production

generative · transformational

.

Sound Source

external

description

description

io

dataOut

MIDI

history

birth

1992

distribution

platforms

Windows

docs

Hunt, A. and R. Kirk, R. Orton, B. Merrison. 1998. A generic model for compositional approaches to audiovisual media.
Marcenaro, O. 1997. MAX and Tabula Vigilans: Two Programs for Algorithmic and Rule-Based Composition.
Orton, R. 1993. Musical Applications of the tabular manipulations in Tabula Vigilans.
Orton, R. 1996. Design Strategies for Algorithmic Composition.
Orton, R. and P. Kirk. 1992. Tabula Vigilans.
Orton, R. and R. Kirk. 1994. Evolution of Timbres through the use of Tabula Vigilans on the MIDAS system.

title

current

C.P.U. Bach

url

documentation

http://www.google.com/ patents?vid= USPAT5496962

.

audioSample

http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v= IbGO0a5P0M8

descriptors

Scale

macro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

internal

.

User Environment

interactive graphics

description

description

history

active

no

.

birth

1993

distribution

platforms

3DO Interactive Multiplayer

title

current

chaotics

author

Harley, J.

description

description

technologies

algorithms

chaotic

history

birth

1993

code

languages

C

docs

Harley, J. 1994. Algorithms Adapted From Chaos Theory.
Harley, J. 1995. Generative Processes in Algorithmic Composition: Chaos and Music.

title

current

Cscore

author

Vercoe, B.

url

documentation

http://kevindumpscore.com/ docs/ csound-manual/ cscoretop.html

.

download

http://csound.sourceforge.net/

descriptors

Scale

macro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

open

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

batch

description

description

history

birth

1994

code

languages

C

distribution

cost

free

.

documentation

yes

.

license

LGPL

.

platforms

OS Independent

.

source

yes

docs

Endrich, A. 2000. An Introduction to Cscore.
Vercoe, B. 1992. The Public Csound Reference Manual: Canonical Version 4.10. {amazon}

title

current

Cyber Mozart

.

Algorithmic composition in the style of Mozart

author

Yavelow, C.

url

main

http://www.yav.com/ CyberMoz.html

descriptors

Scale

macro

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

description

description

history

active

no

.

birth

1994

distribution

license

Shareware

.

source

no

title

current

Koan Pro

author

SSEYO.

url

main

http://www.sseyo.com/ products/ koanpro/ index.html

.

documentation

http://www.sseyo.com/ products/ koanpro/ html/ koanpro_manual.pdf

.

download

http://www.sseyo.com/ products/ koanpro/ downloads.html

descriptors

Scale

micro · macro

.

Process Model

real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

interactive graphics

description

description

history

birth

1994

distribution

cost

$199.95

.

documentation

yes

.

license

commercial

.

platforms

Windows

.

source

no

title

current

Variations

.

Algorithmic Composition for Acoustic Instruments

author

Jacob, B.

.

University of Michigan

url

main

http://www.ee.umd.edu/ ~blj/ algorithmic_composition/

description

description

io

dataIn

code

.

dataOut

MIDI

technologies

algorithms

genetic algorithms

history

active

no

.

birth

1994

code

languages

Perl

.

lineLength

5000

distribution

cost

free

.

documentation

no

.

platforms

MacOS, OS Independent

.

source

yes

docs

Jacob, B. 1995. Composing with Genetic Algorithms.
Jacob, B. 1996. Algorithmic Composition as a Model of Creativity.

title

current

cecilia

.

Graphic User Interface to Csound

author

Burton, A.

.

Université de Montréal

url

main

http://cecilia.sourceforge.net/

.

documentation

http://cecilia.sourceforge.net/ man/

.

download

http://sourceforge.net/ project/ showfiles.php?group_id= 41431

.

screenShot

http://cecilia.sourceforge.net/ shots01.html

description

description

io

dataIn

code, real-time gui

.

dataOut

Csound real-time

.

soundIn

real-time

.

soundOut

real-time

history

active

yes

.

birth

1995

code

languages

Tcl, Csound

distribution

cost

free

.

documentation

yes

.

license

GPL

.

platforms

MacOS, IRIX, Linux

.

source

yes

docs

Piche, J. and A. Burton. 1998. Cecilia: A Production Interface to Csound.

title

current

MusiNum

.

The Music in the Numbers

author

Kindermann, L.

url

main

http://reglos.de/ musinum

.

download

http://reglos.de/ musinum/ #download

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

singular

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

interactive graphics

description

description

history

birth

1995

distribution

cost

free

.

platforms

Windows

.

source

no

title

current

nGen

author

Kuehn, M.

.

Bowling Green State University

url

main

http://mustec.bgsu.edu/ ~mkuehn/ ngen/

.

documentation

http://mustec.bgsu.edu/ ~mkuehn/ ngen/ export/ RefCard.pdf

.

download

http://mustec.bgsu.edu/ ~mkuehn/ ngen/ download.html

.

screenShot

http://mustec.bgsu.edu/ ~mkuehn/ ngen/ examp.html

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Process Model

non real time

.

Idiom Affinity

plural

.

Extensibility

closed

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

batch

description

description

io

dataIn

code

.

dataOut

Csound score

.

soundIn

file

.

soundOut

file

technologies

algorithms

stochastic

history

active

yes

.

birth

1995

code

languages

C, Csound

distribution

cost

free

.

documentation

yes

.

platforms

MacOS, Windows, IRIX, Linux

.

source

no

docs

Kuehn, M. 2001. The nGen Manual.

title

current

Clara Empricost

author

Brown, S. S.

url

main

http://www.flatline.org.uk/ ~silas/ clara/

.

documentation

http://www.flatline.org.uk/ ~silas/ clara/ works.htm

description

description

history

birth

1996

code

languages

C++

distribution

cost

free

.

source

yes

docs

Brown, S. S. 1997. Algorithmic Composition and Reductionist Analysis: Can a Machine Compose?.

title

current

FMusic

author

Singer, D. H.

url

documentation

http://www.fractal-vibes.com/ fm/ fmhelp.html

.

download

http://www.fractal-vibes.com/ fm/

description

description

history

birth

1996

.

death

2000

distribution

platforms

Windows

docs

Karaca, I. 2005. Random Precision: Some Applications of Fractals and Cellular Automata in Music Composition.

title

current

KeyKit

.

previous

Keynote

author

Thompson, T.

.

AT&T

url

main

http://www.nosuch.com/ keykit

.

screenShot

http://www.nosuch.com/ keykit/ keyscr.gif

descriptors

Scale

micro

.

Event Production

generative

.

Sound Source

external

.

User Environment

interactive graphics

description

description

io

dataIn

user-interface, MIDI, code

.

dataOut

MIDI

history

active

yes

.

birth

1996

distribution

cost

registration

.

license

AT&T non commercial use

.

platforms

Windows, POSIX, MacOS

.

source

yes

docs

Burns, K. H. 1994. The History and Development of Algorithms in Music Composition, 1957-1993.

title

current

Musicbox

author

Bowcott, P.

descriptors

Event Production

generative · transformational

.

User Environment

interactive graphics

description

description

history

active

no

.

birth

1996

docs

Bowcott, P. 1996. Interfaces for Composition — What about the Composer.

title

current

MusicTalk

author

Mahling, A.