Message no. 1

From:	The Reverend <MDB0213@*****.TAMU.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Future music
Date:	Sat, 30 Oct 1993 00:02:23 -0500

]Correctomundo Holy reverend:
Gosh, it feels good to be admired. *grin* (seriously! Thanks!)

]it doesn't matter how well you perform technically; the
]audience just isn't involved.

]By computer-generated, I suppose you mean generated with the help of a computer.
In s-beat, they talk about the "Waxworks", and being able to get the
"beat"
(probably the base melody, sans words) of the current pop tunes. They also
imply (they might say; I don't remember) that all this stuff is done without
human intervention/expertise... they just let the 'works pump it out.

]No computer, at least not in Srun, is going to be capable creating all the
]complex variations in music that a human being can make.
True...I'm thinking about the music in 9/8 time that I so love, and the fact
that whilst a computer could probably perform it, creating it (and making it
sound good) might be a whole other matter.

]9ths and 13ths (don't try this at home, kids). Real Creativity will remain the
]exclusive province of Humaniti for some time to come.
Agreed on both counts. ;-)

Rev
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