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A challenging academic assignment would be the following:<br>
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"As you know, there are computer programs that can write a fairly
competent 'conventional' 2-part invention. Your assignment is to
write a competent 2-part invention - i.e. respect the convention
'rules' that you have studied about this. However, include at least
one element in your invention which in your opinion might be
difficult for a computer program to accomplish. And explain why."<br>
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Isaac Malitz, Ph.D.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:imalitz@omsmodel.com">imalitz@omsmodel.com</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.OMSModel.com">www.OMSModel.com</a><br>
818-231-3965<br>
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Cope wrote several books about his programs without conveying enough
information to make any real use of his ideas. He failed to advance
the state of knowledge in the field of computational music
generation. A review can be found in Tom Collins' PhD thesis. (<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.tomcollinsresearch.net/publications.html">http://www.tomcollinsresearch.net/publications.html</a>)
This includes an analysis of a Cope (EMI) piece revealed to be a
Chopin piece with some notes erased and new notes filled in. <br>
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