Interactive Evolutionary Computation in Music

Marques, Viriato M.; Reis, Cecília; Tenreiro Machado, J. A.

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Marques, Viriato M.

Reis, Cecília

Tenreiro Machado, J. A.

Abstract(s)

This paper presents a simple approach for implementing Interactive Evolutionary Computation (IEC) - a paradigm in which humans directly intervene in fitness evaluation - in the field of musical melody generation. Music is an art and, as all kinds of art, it involves creativity. However, creativity is still a human capability. A Genetic Algorithm (GA) based application has been developed and tested. The initial population was generated according to Zipf’s Law. Simple melodies, obtained in a few iterations, can be quickly transformed into complete and interesting songs.