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Sunday, 16 March 2008

Composition Utilities and Free Software

Assorted online utilities and some free software



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Jay`s Set Theory Calculator

http://www.jaytomlin.com/music/settheory/
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Composer Tools

http://composertools.com/Tools/
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An excellent free piece of software (the basic version) based on Xenakis` UPIC program..

http://highc.org/index.html

UPIC description..

*UPIC-Unite Polygogique Informatique du CEMAMu. A sort of musical drawing board which through the digitization of a drawing, enables one to compose music, teach acoustics, engage in musical pedagogy at any age. This machine was developed at the Centre d`Etudes de Mathematiques et Automatiques Musicales de Paris.

Footnote:page 12:Iannis Xenakis: Formalised Music (updated/expanded edition)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Formalized-Music-Mathematics-Composition-Harmonologia/dp/1576470792/ref=pd_sim_b?ie=UTF8&qid=1205687785&sr=8-1
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When prominent scientist Stephen Wolfram published A New Kind of Science in 2002, it was immediately hailed as a major intellectual landmark. Today the paradigm shift that Wolfram's work initiated is starting revolutions in a remarkable range of areas of science, technology--and the arts. WolframTones is an experiment in applying Wolfram's discoveries to the creation of music.

http://tones.wolfram.com/about/controls-side.html