History of Generative Music: The Early Modern Era

The twentieth century brought radical new ideas about what music could be - from compositions determined by coin tosses to pieces that rearranged themselves with every performance. Pioneering composers began using chance, repetition, and early electronics to challenge everything audiences thought they knew about music.

In this session, you'll explore how early modern composers pushed the boundaries of generative music, discover the creative and technical mechanisms behind their experiments, and learn how their breakthroughs paved the way for the AI music tools we use today.

Drop-in, no registration required.

This program is part of the Innovator in Residence (AI and Music Production) program, which is designed to help beginner and intermediate learners build knowledge and creative skills and get hands-on with current AI tools in music production and learn about the history, copyright and ethics of generative music. For more information and a full list of programs, visit tpl.ca/airesident.