MUSICO@BGERUG51.BITNET (12/15/88)
INTERFACE Call for Commentators and/or Original Contributions.
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MUSIC AND DYNAMIC SYSTEMS
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INTERFACE - Journal of New Music Research - is an
international journal published by Swets & Zeitlinger B.V.,
Lisse, The Netherlands (this year vol. 17). It is devoted to the
discussion of all questions which fall into the borderline areas
between music on the one hand, physical and human sciences or
related technologies on the other hand. New fields of research,
as well as new methods of investigation in known fields receive
special emphasis.
INTERFACE is planning a special issue on MUSIC AND DYNAMIC
SYSTEMS. The motivation comes from two sources :
First there is the renewed interest in Dynamic Systems
Theory from the point of view of massive parallel computing and
artificial intelligence research. Massive parallel techniques
and technology have very recently been applied to music
perception/cognition and to strategies for automated
composition. The approach is an alternative to the classical
symbol-based approaches to cognition and problem solving and it
is believed that it may establish a new paradigm that dominates
research for the coming decennia.
The second motivation comes from a recently received
original contribution to INTERFACE by two Romenian scientists :
Cosmin and Mario Georgescu. They propose a system approach to
musicology based on the General Systems Theory. The paper ("A
System Approach to Music") is challenging in that it raises a
number of methodological problems (e.g. problems of verification)
in musicology. The authors claim that "The paper should be
considered primarily as an exposition of principles and as an
argument in favour of the credibility degree of the system
approach in musicology. The change of this approach into an
effective analysis tool for musical work is a future task that
goes beyond the aim of this paper.".
However, General Systems Theory is by no means the only
possible application of Systems Theory to music. The massive
parallel approach in computing and the application of Dynamic
Systems Theory to the field of music perception and cognition,
automated compositional strategies, or historical musicology
allows new insights in our understanding and comprehention of the
complex phenomenon which we all admire. How far can we go in
modeling the complex dynamics of MUSIC?
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- Contributions to this special issue of INTERFACE on MUSIC AND
DYNAMIC SYSTEMS may be sent to Marc Leman before june 30
(publication of this issue is planned in the fall of 1989).
- Commentators interested in the Georgescu's paper (61pp.) may
ask for a copy.
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Please send your correspondence for this issue to :
Marc Leman (editor)
University of Ghent
Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music
Blandijnberg 2
B-9000 GHENT
Belgium
e-mail : musico@bgerug51.bitnet
The address of the publisher is :
Swets Publishing Service
Heereweg 347
2161 CA Lisse
The Netherlands