COMPUTING MUSIC
The series presents innovative works, ideas and concepts from areas of current electroacoustic and instrumental music as well as audiovisual art related to computer technology. The annual event taking place in Cologne focusses on computer-aided composition methods and theories. International experts, composers, scientists, artists and musicians are invited to present their work related to a central theme.
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GIMIK INITIATIVE FOR MUSIK AND INFORMATICS COLOGNE
Central aims of the GIMIK Initiative are the advancement of a local network for computer-aided composition, the developement of methods of algorithmic composition as well as the conception and realization of projects and events on an international plain. GIMIK consistently attempts discourse on the esthetical quality of computer-aided composition and art concepts in order to evaluate varied technologies from an artistic point of view.
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THE MSQ-PROJECT
This project was originally created by Siegfried Koepf and Bernd Härpfer in 1998 needing a MIDI compatible computer system for algorithmic composition and score synthesis. It was carried on to the current level MSQ 2.0 by Siegfried Koepf. The idea was to have a platform independent, easily readable and editable file format qualified for algorithmic manipulation and composition as well as for real time controlling MIDI instruments.
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