2017/09/26 by Dorien Herremans, Ching-Hua Chuan, Elaine Chew · 3 citations
Computer Science · #Music Technology and Sound Studies #Music and Audio Processing #Software Engineering Research
paper · doi:10.1145/3108242
openalex publication_date 2017/09/26 · openalex created_date 2017/10/06 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Digital advances have transformed the face of automatic music generation since its beginnings at the dawn of computing. Despite the many breakthroughs, issues such as the musical tasks targeted by different machines and the degree to which they succeed remain open questions. We present a functional taxonomy for music generation systems with reference to existing systems. The taxonomy organizes systems according to the purposes for which they were designed. It also reveals the inter-relatedness amongst the systems. This design-centered approach contrasts with predominant methods-based surveys and facilitates the identification of grand challenges to set the stage for new breakthroughs.