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Paths of motion : sets and simulations for small computer
- Title
- Paths of motion : sets and simulations for small computer / John Holland.
- Author
- Holland, John.
- Publication
- Cambridge, MA : American Sound Recordings, ℗1985.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio | Use in library | LS- 14037 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 2 audio discs (84 min.); 12 in.
- Alternative Title
- Sets and simulations for small computer
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- sound recordings.
- Computer music.
- Sound recordings.
- Enregistrements sonores.
- Note
- Computer-composed music.
- "The various musical elements...were selected strictly by the computer according to predefined options...The program options for each piece were defined by a logical model designed to simulate a particular analog process or event, or by a specific mathematical arrangement of a set....All sounds were programmed in either Basic or Assembler programming language" -- Program notes.
- Program notes by John Holland on container.
- Contents
- Sound transmissions, Set 1, nos. 1-4 (5:31) -- The complete set of permutations of the 12 chromatic tones comprising the musical scale of the Western world in alternately ascending and descending order (16:27) -- Evolving forms nos. 1-3. Branching paths (1:57) ; Spiral path (2:48) ; Meandering paths (15:07) -- Linear paths (17:35) -- Angular paths (4:09) -- Even and uneven durations (6:04) -- Hidden motion (2:42) -- Integral paths (10:03).
- OCLC
- ocm15334113
- 15334113
- SCSB-2065040
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library