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Musica ex machina: Composing 16th-century counterpoint with genetic programming and symbiosis

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Evolutionary Programming VI (EP 1997)

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GPmuse is software which explores one connection between computation and creativity using a symbiosis-inspired genetic programming paradigm in which distinct agents collaborate to produce 16th-century counterpoint.

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  1. Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and Space Physics Research Laboratory, The University of Michigan, 2455 Hayward Ave, 28109-2143, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    John Polito, Jason M. Daida & Tommaso F. Bersano-Begey

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Peter J. Angeline Robert G. Reynolds John R. McDonnell Russ Eberhart

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Polito, J., Daida, J.M., Bersano-Begey, T.F. (1997). Musica ex machina: Composing 16th-century counterpoint with genetic programming and symbiosis. In: Angeline, P.J., Reynolds, R.G., McDonnell, J.R., Eberhart, R. (eds) Evolutionary Programming VI. EP 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1213. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0014805

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