Introduced to Western culture by the Beatles in their single
Norwegian Wood, the
sitar has featured prominently in North Indian classical music for centuries. Princeton-based computer scientist Ajay Kapur updates the instrument with his
ESitar, an audio and video controller that uses
gesture input (PDF) and
machine learning algorithms to facilitate joining the computer with Ajay in his sitar performance. Undergraduate engineering students at the University of Pennsylvania work from the other direction, building
RAVI-bot, an
award-winning, self-playing
robotic sitar (YouTube) programmed to generate music from classical
Raga scales and melodies all on its own. For those in the Philadelphia area, be sure to check out a live performance of RAVI-bot at the local
Klein Art Gallery.
posted by Blazecock Pileon
on Apr 19, 2007 -
32 comments
Generative Art The musician
Jem Finer (formerly of The Pogues) has created a musical composition,
The LongPlayer, that will play, without repetition, for a thousand years (made with
SuperCollider). It is currently playing live at a
London lighthouse. The
Dream House is another example of a generative art piece, in this case one that was set to run for eight years. These are both examples of Generative Art, Art generated by rules.
The GA community
is an active one. Also, see
Virangelic - a random composition generator.
Art generated by Artifical Life swarms.
NewZoid - A false News Headline generator. And,
N-Gen - computer generated Graphic Design.
posted by vacapinta
on Jul 27, 2002 -
11 comments
