It seems surreal that artificial intelligence is able to comprehend the complexities associated with music, such as pitch, rhythm, dynamics, and harmony. Now computers are able to take control of music completely and compose a piece just by using a set of algorithms. I've always believed that composing music takes imagination, initiative, and intuition: qualities associated with human beings. It's hard to believe that a machine that has no feeling, no emotion, no personal experiences, has the ability to compose music in any style.
At the end of the article, you can listen to a a sample of Melomic's tune, and Iamus' Kinoth for Violin and Piano. What do you think of these pieces? Do they sound like they could have been composed by a human?
I definitely think that the ideal of composing computers is really cool but, a computer can not express the same way that a composer express through his or her own composition. A human is the only composer who can keep music as an art form of expression I feel.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very fascinating article.
ReplyDeleteI feel like music composed through computers will gain popularity, but I don't think that it will ever fully take over composing. Although they can create complex music using set algorithms, it will never be original. Today, composers are always coming up with new ideas and different ways to manipulate the sound of instruments.
I think it would be interesting to do a blind listening test to see if you can tell the difference between a piece created through a computer versus a composer.
This is a little bit daunting to read about, but I doubt that it'll ever get to a point of human composers being obsolete. People have feared this same kind of problem for even the instrumentalists themselves. We have programs that can play full symphonies at the click of a button but it will never replace the sound of real players. You can always hear the difference between something played with heart/emotion/soul opposed to a recording. It would probably be the same case for compositions, computers would be able to create music but there would probably be some quality about it that just wouldn't be the same.
ReplyDeleteThis is a cool article! I think it's really neat that a program exists that can create music all by itself - even symphonies for the London Symphony Orchestra. I like that the aim of the creators of the program was to not replace human composers, but to make music more affordable and accessible to the general population. As for the lack of feeling and intentionality behind the music, I'm not particularly offended by it. It's still music and I can still appreciate listening to it as much as anything else.
ReplyDeleteI doubt that human composers will become obsolete ever. Also I don't think these compositions through computer should be seen less real than compositions by human composers. Yes what the composers write is important, but how the performers play and put their own experiences into the pieces that are composed. The performance of the piece can make the piece something special.
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