Clouds, pyramids, and diamonds: Applying Schrödinger's equation to granular synthesis and compositional structure

Computer Music Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 47-69

  Fischman, Rajmil ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

GRANULAR SYNTHESIS;

COMPUTER MUSIC;

EID: 0038718897     PISSN: 01489267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/014892603322022664     Document Type: Article

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