Lindenmeyer systems and the harmony of fractals

Pedro Duarte Pestana

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Abstract

An interactive musical application is developed for realtime improvisationwith a machine based on Lindenmayer-systems. This has been used on an installationwhose goal is to draw the attention of unexperienced users to the wealth of realtimeapplications in computer music. Issues on human computer interaction and improvi-sation grammars had to be dealt with, as well as probabilistic strategies for musicalvariation. The choice ofL-systems as a basis for machine composition is a conse-quence of their ability to create results that easily have aesthetic appeal, both in therealms of sound and image.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91-99
Number of pages9
JournalChaotic Modeling and Simulation
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event4th International Conference on Chaotic Modeling and Simulation, CHAOS 2011 - Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece
Duration: 31 May 20113 Jun 2011

Keywords

  • Human-computer interaction
  • L-systems
  • Fractals in algorithmic music composition
  • Interactive composition
  • Improvisation
  • Computer music

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