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Computer Music Languages and Systems: The Synergy Between Technology and Creativity

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This chapter briefly overviews the history of computer music languages and related systems, mainly focusing on those developed in the research community (hence, less focus is put on those commercial computer music software such as digital audio workstation (DAW) software or sound editor software). As is often seen in other surveys of computer music history, the historical development of computer music languages and systems is divided into several overlapping eras in this chapter. The division between the eras of non-real-time computer music systems and real-time computer music systems is particularly emphasized, as it gave a significant impact on both creative practices by artists and musicians and the design of computer music languages and systems by researchers and engineers.

While the evolution of computer music languages has been largely supported by the advance of computer technology and the achievement of the related research in computer science and audio engineering, it should be also noted that issues found in creative practices also have given significant influences to the development of computer music languages and systems throughout its history. Along with the technical advancement, the synergy between technology and creativity in computer music is also highlighted when appropriate in this chapter, as such a perspective can be beneficial to reconsider the relationship between computer technology and artistic creativity in our decades.

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Nishino, H., Nakatsu, R. (2017). Computer Music Languages and Systems: The Synergy Between Technology and Creativity. In: Nakatsu, R., Rauterberg, M., Ciancarini, P. (eds) Handbook of Digital Games and Entertainment Technologies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4560-50-4_19

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