Contours Unveiled: Music Composition for Generative Rhythm Application and Chamber Ensemble
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McCall, Lauren Cagney
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Contours Unveiled is a dissertation project involving the development of a generative rhythm application and music composition for the Georgia Institute of Technology's Laptop Orchestra and Yarn/Wire. The generative application for Contours Unveiled uses the Euclidean rhythm algorithm. This project does not seek to emulate rhythms from around the world or provide an understanding of the cultural significance of historical rhythms but to use the Euclidean rhythm algorithm as a way to generate music. This dissertation covers the literature and previous music compositions and music technology projects created by the author that have prepared her for undertaking this project. Additionally, this dissertation shares the methodology she used to develop and deploy the project's application and the artistic design she used for the compositional aspect of this project. The author also conducted a user study during the development of the application, which helped inform the continual application and music composition design. Also, feedback from students who performed in the Georgia Institute of Technology's Laptop Orchestra provided further insight into editing the application and score. This dissertation concludes with the author's plans for future work on this project.
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2024-07-27
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