A functional taxonomy of music generation systems
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2017
Abstract
Digital advances have transformed the face of automatic music generation since its beginnings at the dawn of computing. Despite the many breakthroughs, issues such as the musical tasks targeted by different machines and the degree to which they succeed remain open questions. We present a functional taxonomy for music generation systems with reference to existing systems. The taxonomy organizes systems according to the purposes for which they were designed. It also reveals the inter-relatedness amongst the systems. This design centered approach contrasts with predominant methods-based surveys and facilitates the identification of grand challenges to set the stage for new breakthroughs. 2017 Copyright is held by the owner/author(s).
Publication Title
ACM Computing Surveys
Volume
50
Issue
5
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1145/3108242
ISSN
03600300
E-ISSN
15577341
Citation Information
Herremans, Chuan, C.-H., & Chew, E. (2017). A Functional Taxonomy of Music Generation Systems. ACM Computing Surveys, 50(5), 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1145/3108242