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Author: Mary Simoni
Title: Algorithmic Composition: A Gentle Introduction to Music Composition Using Common LISP and Common Music
Publication Info: Ann Arbor, MI: MPublishing, University of Michigan Library
2003
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Subject terms:
Electronic music -- Instruction and study.
Computer music -- Instruction and study.
Computer composition.
Electronic composition.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.bbv9810.0001.001

Contents
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Title Page
Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Common LISP
1.2 Common Music
1.3 Algorithmic Composition
1.4 Additional References
Chapter 2: The History and Philosophy of Algorithmic Composition
2.1 The Process of Algorithmic Composition
2.2 A Brief History of Algorithmic Processes Applied to Music Composition
2.3 Aesthetics of Algorithmic Composition
2.4 Suggested Listening
Chapter 3: Introduction to Common LISP
3.1 Data and Functions
3.2 LISP Primitives
3.3 LISP Predicates
3.4 User-Defined Functions
3.5 Getting help in LISP
3.6 Error Messages
Chapter 4: Object Oriented Programming and Common Music
4.1 Object Hierarchy
4.2 Common Music Object System
4.3 Stella: Common Music's Command Interpreter
4.4 Common Music's Global Variables
4.5 Getting Help in Common Music
Chapter 5: Introduction to Algorithmic Composition
5.1 Getting Started
5.2 Item Streams
5.3 A Complete Example
5.4 Suggesting Listening
Chapter 6: The Stella Command Interpreter
6.1 Referencing Slot Data
6.2 Assigning Slot Data using set
6.3 Using Other Functions to Reassign Slot Values
6.3 Scale Predicates
6.4 Mapping
Chapter 7: Printing and Reading
7.1 Print
7.2 Format
7.3 Using print and format in Common Music
7.4 Reading Data from the Computer Keyboard
Chapter 8: Variable Assignment and Scoping
8.1 SETF
8.2 LET and LET*
8.3 Common Music's Local Variables
8.4 The Common Music vars Declaration
8.5 Assigning Local Variables Interactively using the Computer Keyboard
8.6 Understanding Variable Scope in Common LISP
8.7 Understanding Variable Scope in Common Music
8.8 Creating and Reading Item Streams
Chapter 9: Conditionals
9.1 IF
9.2 COND
9.3 CASE
9.4 Common Music's Conditionals
9.5 Using Conditionals in Algorithmic Composition
9.6 Suggesting Listening
Chapter 10: Sets and Tables
10.1 Introduction to Set Theory
10.2 Set Operations
10.3 Tables
10.4 Suggested Listening
Chapter 11: Arrays
11.1 Introduction to Arrays
11.2 Constructing Arrays
11.3 Referencing Values in an Array
11.4 Using Arrays in Common Music
11.5 Suggested Listening
Chapter 12: Applicative Programming
12.1 Introduction to Applicative Programming
12.2 Mapping a Function onto a List
12.3 Lambda Expressions
12.4 List Filtering
12.5 Using Applicative Forms in Common Music
Chapter 13: Recursion
13.1 Introduction to Recursion
13.2 Single-Test Tail Recursion
13.3 List-Consing Recursion
13.4 Conditional Augmenting Tail Recursion
13.5 Double Test Tail Recursion
13.6 Multiple Recursion
13.7 The LISP Debugger
13.8 Using Recursive Forms in Common Music
13.9 Suggested Listening
Chapter 14: Iteration
14.1 Introduction to Iteration
14.2 DOTIMES
14.3 DOLIST
14.4 RETURN
14.5 DO
14.6 DO*
14.7 LOOP with WHEN and UNLESS
14.8 Reading and Writing Records using Iteration
14.9 Using Iterative Forms in Common Music
Chapter 15: Algorithmic Composition Using Probabilistic Methods
15.1 Introduction to Probability
15.2 Random Item Stream
15.3 Graph Item Stream
15.4 Markov Item Stream
15.5 1/f 2 Noise or Brownian Motion
15.6 1/f Noise
15.7 Suggested Listening
Chapter 16: Composing Using Dynamic Musical Structure
16.1 Dynamically Creating Musical Structure
16.2 Encapsulation
16.3 Compositional Environments
16.4 Suggesting Listening
Appendix A: Using Common Music with MIDI and the Open Music System
Appendix B: Using Common Music with Csound
Appendix C: Common LISP Symbols, Primitives, and Commands
Appendix D: Common Music Objects, Variables, Functions, and Commands
Glossary
Bibliography
Discography
Audio Files