7 Vox Populi: Evolutionary Computation for Music Evolution
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7.1 INTRODUCTION
Systems for algorithmic composition evolved side by side with the arising of West-
ern music. One of the first known proposals to formalize composition was made
by the Italian monk Guido d'Arezzo, in 1026, who resorted to using a number of
simple rules that mapped liturgical texts in Gregorian I chant, due to an over-
whelming number of orders for his compositions. In the classical era, composers
such as Mozart, Haydn, and C. P. E. Bach used an algorithmic decision process
called "Wfirfelspiel" (Dice Game) to compose minuets and other ...
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