Title :
An ant colony optimizer for melody creation with baroque harmony
Author :
Geis, Michael ; Middendorf, Martin
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Leipzig, Leipzig
Abstract :
We propose an algorithm that is based on the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) metaheuristic for producing harmonized melodies. The algorithm works in two stages. In the first stage it creates a melody. This melody is then harmonized according to the rules of Baroque harmony in the second stage. This is the first ACO algorithm to create music that uses domain knowledge and the first employed for harmonization of a melody.
Keywords :
music; optimisation; Baroque harmony; ant colony optimizer; harmonized melodies; melody creation; Ant colony optimization; Artificial neural networks; Bioinformatics; Computer networks; Computer science; Evolutionary computation; Frequency; Genetic algorithms; Multiple signal classification; Parallel processing;
Conference_Titel :
Evolutionary Computation, 2007. CEC 2007. IEEE Congress on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1339-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1340-9
DOI :
10.1109/CEC.2007.4424507
