Algorithmic composition : paradigms of automated music generation - Nierhaus, Gerhard (Wien ; New York : Springer, 2010)
Historical development of algorithmic procedures -- Markov models -- Generative grammars -- Transition networks -- Chaos and self-similarity -- Genetic algorithms -- Cellular automata -- Artificial neural networks -- Artificial intelligence -- Final synopsis.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Computer composition; Composition (Music); Music theory -- Mathematics; Musical analysis; Pattern formation (Physical sciences); Algorithms; Soft computing; Music -- 20th century -- Philosophy and aesthetics; Music -- 20th century -- History and criticism