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Improvising with Synthesised Vocables, with Analysis Towards Computational Creativity

@inproceedings{Goldsmiths2007ImprovisingWS,
  title={Improvising with Synthesised Vocables, with Analysis Towards Computational Creativity},
  author={Alex McLean Goldsmiths},
  year={2007}
}
In the context of the live coding of music and computational creativity, literature examining perceptual relationships between text, speech and instrumental sounds are surveyed, including the use of vocable words in music. A system for improvising polymetric rhythms with vocable words is introduced, together with a working prototype for producing rhythmic continuations within the system. This is shown to be a promising direction for both text based music improvisation and research into creative… 
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