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1、I'IIBeBach【我也能成为巴赫】ComposerDavidCopeistheinventorofacomputerprogramthatwritesoriginalworksofclassicalmusic.IttookCope30yearstodevelopthesoftware.Nowmostpeoplecan'ttellthedifferencebetweenmusicbythefamousGermancomposerJ.S.Bach(1685--1750)andtheBach-likecompositionsfromCope'scomp
2、uter.Itallstartedin1980intheUnitedStates,whenCopewastryingtowriteanopera.Hewashavingtroublethinkingofnewmelodies,sohewroteacomputerprogramtocreatethemelodies.Atfirstthismusicwasnoteasytolistento.WhatdidCopedo?Hebegantorethinkhowhumanbeingscomposemusic.Herealizedthatcomposers'br
3、ainsworklikebigdatabases.First,theytakeinallthemusicthattheyhaveeverheard.Thentheytakeoutthemusicthattheydislike.Finally,theymakenewmusicfromwhatisleft.AccordingtoCope,onlythegreatcomposersareabletocreatethedatabaseaccurately,rememberit,andformnewmusicalpatternsfromit.Copebuilt
4、ahugedatabaseofexistingmusic.HebeganwithhundredsofworksbyBach.Thesoftwareanalyzedthedata:itbrokeitdownintosmallerpiecesandlookedforpatterns.Itthencombinedthepiecesintonewpatterns.Beforelong,theprogramcouldcomposeshortBach-likeworks.Theyweren'tgood,butitwasastart.Copeknewhehadmo
5、reworktodo-hehadawholeoperatowrite.Hecontinuedtoimprovethesoftware.Soonitcouldanalyzemorecomplexmusic.Healsoaddedmanyothercomposers，includinghisownwork,tothedatabase.Afewyearslater,Cope'scomputerprogram,called"Emmy",wasreadytohelphimwithopera.Theprocessrequiredalotofcollaborati
6、onbetweenthecomposerandEmmy.Copelistenedthecomputer'smusicalideasandusedtheonesthatheliked.WithEmmy,theoperatookonlyweekstofinish.ItwascalledCradleFalling,anditwasagreatsuccess!Copereceivedsomeofbestreviewsofhiscareer,butnooneknewexactlyhowhehadcomposedthework.Sincethatfirstope
7、ra,Emmyhaswrittenthousandsofcompositions.CopestillgivesEmmyfeedbackonwhathelikesanddoesn'tlikeofhermusic,butsheisdoingmostofthehardworkofcomposingthesedays!练习题目+题目背诵：1.ThemusiccomposedbyDavidcopeisabout____.(大卫·科普编写的曲子是关于______)A)classicalmusic(古典音乐)B)popmusicC)dramaD)countrymu
8、sic2.Bydevelopingacomputersoftware,DavidCopeaimed_____
