Music102: 1-Stochastics

Prof. Michael Casey, Dartmouth College, Winter 2009

Week 1: Stochastics

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Assignment

1. Listen to the assigned Xenakis and Di Scipio recordings and read both Xenakis' description of the construction of ST/10 and Di Scipio's responses to Xenakis. Write a brief critical response (1000-2000 words) describing Xenakis' method, Di Scipio's interpretation of Xenakis and your own conclusions on both Xenakis and Di Scipio.

DUE 1/13/09

2. Listen to Xenakis' ST/10 and read his description of its formal construction in "Free Stochastic Music from the Computer". Make a sketch response to ST/10 implementing at least three layers of stochastic control. Your response should have a minimum of three sections with contrasting parameterisations of the same stochastic processes.

DUE 1/15/09