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Artificial intelligence and music

Tom Service programmes himself into the matrix of musical artificial intelligence.

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29 minutes

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Fri 9 Jun 2023 16:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Lorne Balfe

    Terminated

    Composer: Lorne Balfe.
    • Skydance Productions LLC and Paramount Pictures.
    • B010DE0HS2.

  • Delia Derbyshire

    Mattachin

    Performer: Delia Derbyshire.
    • BBC WorldWide Ltd.
    • REC-25MCD.

  • Joep Beving

    Apophis

    Composer: Maarten Vos. Performer: Cappella Amsterdam.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 00028947998808.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    15 Inventions BWV.772-86 (Two-part inventions) for keyboard: No.6 in E major

    Performer: Glenn Gould.
    • SONY.
    • SMK52596.

  • Robert Laidlow

    Silicon for orchestra and artificial intelligence

    Conductor: Vimbayi Kaziboni. Performer: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

  • Holly Herndon

    Fear, uncertainty, doubt

    Performer: Holly Herndon.
    • 4AD.
    • 0140CD.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Musical Dice-game KA.294d (K8.516f)

    Performer: Erik Smith. Performer: Neville Marriner.
    • PHILLIPS.
    • 4757383.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Musical Offering BWV.1079: Fuga Canonica In Epidiapente

    Conductor: Jordi Savall. Performer: Le Concert des Nations.
    • ALIA VOX.
    • AV9817.

  • John Cage

    Music of changes for piano

    Performer: Stephanie McCallum.
    • ABC.
    • 00028948142705.

  • Pierre Boulez

    Repons for 6 soloists, ensemble, computer generated sounds and live electronics

    Performer: Ensemble intercontemporain.
    • DG.
    • 00028945760520.

  • Philip Glass

    Quartet no. 2 (Company) for strings: IV

    Performer: Smith Quartet.
    • SIGNUM.
    • SIGCD117.

  • Holly Herndon

    Last Gasp

    Performer: Holly Herndon.
    • 4AD.
    • 0140CD.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 4 Jun 2023 17:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Fri 9 Jun 2023 16:30
    BBC Radio 3

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