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1、2014职称英语教材理工类B级新增文章二、阅读理解第29篇：I'llBeBach（B级）I'llBeBach ComposerDavidCopeistheinventorofacomputerprogramthatwritesoriginalworksofclassicalmusic.IttookCope30yearstodevelopthesoftware.Nowmostpeoplecan'ttellthedifferencebetweenmusicbythefamousGermancomposerJ.S.Bach(1685-1750)andtheBach-lik
2、ecompositionsfromCope'scomputer. Itallstartedin1980intheUnitedStates,whenCopewastryingtowriteanopera.Hewashavingtroublethinkingofnewmelodies,sohewroteacomputerprogramtocreatethemelodies.Atfirstthismusicwasnoteasytolistento.WhatdidCopedo?Hebegantorethinkhowhumanbeingscomposemusic.Hereal
3、izedthatcomposers'brainsworklikebigdatabases.First,theytakeinallthemusicthattheyhaveeverheard.Thentheytakeoutthemusicthattheydislike.Finally,theymake newmusicfromwhatisleft.AccordingtoCope,onlythegreatcomposersareabletocreatethedatabaseaccurately,rememberit,andformnewmusicalpatternsfrom
4、it. Copebuiltahugedatabaseofexistingmusic.HebeganwithhundredsofworksbyBach.Thesoftwareanalyzedthedata:itbrokeitdownintosmallerpiecesandlookedforpatterns.Itthencombinedthepiecesintonewpatterns;Beforelong,theprogramcouldcomposeshortBach-likeworks.Theyweren'tgood,butitwasastart. Copeknew
5、hehadmoreworktodo-hehadawholeoperatowrite.Hecontinuedtoimprovethesoftware.Soonitcouldanalyzemore.complexmusic.Healsoaddedmanyothercomposers,includinghisownwork,tothedatabase., Afewyearslater,Cope'scomputerprogram,called"Emmy",wasreadytohelphimwithhisopera.Theprocessrequiredalotofcollab
6、orationbetweenthecomposerandEmmy.Copelistenedtothecomputer'smusicalideasandusedtheonesthatheliked.WithEmmy,theoperatookonlytwoweekstofinish.ItwascalledCradleFalling,anditwasagreatsuccess!Copereceivedsomeofthebestreviewsofhiscareer,butnooneknewexactlyhowhehadcomposedthework.Sincethatfirs
7、topera,Emmyhaswrittenthousandsofcompositions.CopestillgivesEmmyfeedbackonwhathelikesanddoesn'tlikeofhermusic,butsheisdoingmostofthehardworkofcomposingthesedays!词汇：originaladj．有独创性的collaborationn．合作reviewn．评论feedbackn．反馈 注释： 1.J.S.Bach：约翰?塞巴斯蒂安?巴赫(德语：JohannSebastian6Bach，1685年
