The Suitability of Genetic Algorithms for Musical Composition

Contemporary Music Review

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 43-55

  Gartland Jones, Andrew ^a   Copley, Peter ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Composition; Evolutionary musicology; Generative music; Genetic algorithms; Musical composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745765299     PISSN: 07494467     EISSN: 14772256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0749446032000150870     Document Type: Article

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