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1、个人收集整理勿做商业用途I'II BeBach【我也能成为巴赫】ComposerDavidCope isthe inventorofacomputer programthatwrites originalworksof classical music. It took Cope 30yearstodevelop the software.Nowmostpeople can'ttell the differencebetweenmusicbythefamousGermancomposerJ.S.
2、Bach(1685--1750)andtheBach-likecompositionsfrom Cope's computer.It allstartedin 1980 in the UnitedStates,whenCopewastryingtowritean opera.Hewas having troublethinkingofnewmelodies, sohewroteacomputerprogramtocreate themelodies.Atfirst thismusic wasno
3、teasytolistento.Whatdid Copedo?Hebegantorethinkhowhumanbeingscomposemusic. Herealizedthatcomposers'brains worklikebigdatabases.First,theytake inallthemusicthattheyhaveeverheard. Thentheytake outthemusicthat they dislike.Finally,theymakenewmusic fromw
4、hatis left.AccordingtoCope, onlythegreatcomposers areabletocreate thedatabaseaccurately,rememberit,andformnew musicalpatternsfromit.Copebuilt ahugedatabaseofexistingmusic. He began withhundredsofworksby Bach.Thesoftwareanalyzedthedata:it broke itdown
5、intosmallerpiecesand lookedforpatterns.Itthencombined thepieces into new patterns.Beforelong,the programcouldcompose shortBach-likeworks.Theyweren'tgood,butitwasastart.Copeknewhehad morework to do-hehadawholeoperato write.Hecontinuedtoimprovethe soft
6、ware.Soonitcouldanalyzemorecomplexmusic.Healsoaddedmanyother composers,including hisown work, tothedatabase.Afewyears later,Cope's computerprogram, called"Emmy",wasready tohelphimwithopera.The processrequiredalotofcollaborationbetweenthe composerandE
7、mmy. Cope listenedthecomputer'smusicalideasandusedtheonesthat heliked.With Emmy,theoperatookonlyweeks tofinish.Itwascalled Cradle Falling,and itwasagreat success! Copereceivedsomeofbestreviewsofhis career,butnooneknew exactlyhowhe hadcomposedthe work
8、.Sincethatfirstopera,Emmyhaswrittenthousands ofcompositions.Cope stillgivesEmmyfeedbackonwhathelikesanddoesn'tlikeofhermusic,butshe is doing mostof thehard work ofcomposing thesedays!练习题目+题目背诵:1.ThemusiccomposedbyDavidcopeisabout____.(大卫·科普编写的曲子是关于__