Navigating through Compositional Space
The Creativity Corridor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7911290 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane Alty (0000-0002-5456-8676, corresponding author), J L Alty |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 215 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leonardo (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0024-094X • E-ISSN: 1530-9282 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1576077 |
| OpenAlex | W2334758631 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This paper discusses some aspects of the traditional compositional process in music. The process is likened to a planning or navigational task and is described through a concept borrowed from the Artificial Intelligence field: the idea of a state space within which a rule-based system operates. The concept of musical state space is postulated and the compositional process described in terms of moves through this space using different planning horizons. The importance of the short-term planning horizon in the creation of an individual style is highlighted, resulting in the definition of a “creativity corridor.” An individual short-term planning style is thought to be an essential prerequisite to handling the vast musical state space in a meaningful way. Longer term planning horizons are thought to be more concerned with quality of output
Architectural engineering · Art · Computer graphics (images) · Creativity · Operating system · Space (punctuation) · Visual arts · Computer Science · Data Visualization and Analytics · Engineering · Music Technology and Sound Studies · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2016 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |