The Odd Couple
Oded Ben‐Tal, Dolan, David · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2023
https://aimc2023.pubpub.org/pub/oxy46jzl We propose to perform a duo improvisation between pianist David Dolan and an artificial improviser developed by Oded Ben-Tal. The improvisation is based on an expanded tonal-modal idiom but does not conform to a specific musical style. The artificial improviser uses machine listening techniques to extract features from the piano’s audio signal, analyses them in real-time, and aims to make musical inferences about the content. This information is used by the system to generate responses that open up space for musical dialogue between the pianist and the system. Ben-Tal is adjusting parameters in the system during the performance to shape larger-scale aspects but the moment-to-moment generation of musical material is done automatically within the computer.