I disagree that online dating "is an easy, socially acceptable way to find partners for dates or relationships." The "stigma of desperation," as it is described in one of these papers, is still strong.
I don't think the composer is after a "perfect performance," but a suprahuman performance. These instruments extend the capabilities of a live performer in speed and precision. None of the instruments on the concert were used to reproduce a live performance, and guitarbot and modbots do not record.
This concert raises aesthetic issues that are more interesting than the tech stuff--here's a blip from the composer's program notes:
"Automation of acoustic instruments allows a composer to
transcend limitations of performer ability and offers new sound
possibilities that could not be reproduced by a live performer. While
other techniques of computer music may seem more practical, the
automated instrument approach retains the richness of the source
acoustic instrument and offers the visual interest of live instrumental
performance.
My music for this these instruments takes advantage of the
suprahuman abilities of these robots, exploring musical possibilities
unachievable by a human musician."
There are plenty of robots in music, like these, admittedly for a different purpose. This article in the New York Times talks robots in art, and about this all-robot concert at Juilliard.
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I disagree that online dating "is an easy, socially acceptable way to find partners for dates or relationships." The "stigma of desperation," as it is described in one of these papers, is still strong.
I hate to split hairs here, but audio CD's are still "digital music."
I don't think the composer is after a "perfect performance," but a suprahuman performance. These instruments extend the capabilities of a live performer in speed and precision. None of the instruments on the concert were used to reproduce a live performance, and guitarbot and modbots do not record.
This concert raises aesthetic issues that are more interesting than the tech stuff--here's a blip from the composer's program notes:
"Automation of acoustic instruments allows a composer to transcend limitations of performer ability and offers new sound possibilities that could not be reproduced by a live performer. While other techniques of computer music may seem more practical, the automated instrument approach retains the richness of the source acoustic instrument and offers the visual interest of live instrumental performance.
My music for this these instruments takes advantage of the suprahuman abilities of these robots, exploring musical possibilities unachievable by a human musician."
What does this mean for musicians?
Video preservation not enough?
There are plenty of robots in music, like these, admittedly for a different purpose. This article in the New York Times talks robots in art, and about this all-robot concert at Juilliard.
What is the world coming to?