LO: Computer Music

While I was doing some exploring in Computer Music, I stumbled upon Iamus. Iamus is a computer that can write contemporary classical music scores. It needs only 8 minutes to create a full composition in different musical formats. Iamus is taught the basics of human composition, such as the limitations of what can be played. Iamus is constantly evolving as more source material is added to the software, similar to how a musician only grows with more practice. Iamis is inspired by evolution, as it picks and alters the source material to create complex music pieces. So far, it can only compose contemporary classical music, but it has the potential to evolve and compose other genres of music. It is so weird to think about how a computer can compose music to the same level as the composers we admire. However, there is the question of whether artificial intelligence can match the authenticity of humans, especially the drive and passion of composers translated into music.

Iamus: http://melomics.com/iamus