All Outputs (3)

Evolutionary computing in sound synthesis and interactive algorithmic composition (2023)
Thesis
Brook, M. G. (2023). Evolutionary computing in sound synthesis and interactive algorithmic composition. (Thesis). Keele University

Interactive genetic algorithms (IGAs) present an intriguing and productive way to explore problem space in creative applications and a variety of work has been carried out in this area. This thesis explores the potential for the application of IGAs t... Read More about Evolutionary computing in sound synthesis and interactive algorithmic composition.

Gravitonicity: towards a model of the ‘Gravitation’ in Music (2022)
Thesis
Shufflebotham, J. D. (2022). Gravitonicity: towards a model of the ‘Gravitation’ in Music. (Thesis). Keele University

This research develops a model of the ‘gravitation’ in Music. In the literature on the ‘gravitational’ properties of melody and harmony, two sub-metaphors are apparent: ‘distance’ and ‘motion’. Gravitation and Music’s ‘gravitation’ are, therefore, fu... Read More about Gravitonicity: towards a model of the ‘Gravitation’ in Music.

Fusion: jazz, flamenco, and rethinking aesthetic (2019)
Thesis
Balzarano, J. P. (2019). Fusion: jazz, flamenco, and rethinking aesthetic. (Thesis). Keele University

This thesis is about the music of the fusion movement (1969-1980). Disparaged by writers and critics who denounced the blending phenomenon as a commercially driven jazz substyle offering no artistic merit, the research presented here argues for the r... Read More about Fusion: jazz, flamenco, and rethinking aesthetic.