格莱美提名, Emmy-winning composer 亚当•勋伯格’s cutting-edge new work invites listeners to consider the conflicts 和 connections between human 和 machine. It also yielded an exciting interdisciplinary collaboration at Occidental.
自动化，是香港大学副教授的委托作品 音乐 亚当•勋伯格 for cello, halldorophone, electronics 和 orchestra, will attempt to answer that question. Called a “cinematic concerto” because it enhances the traditional concert hall experience with filmic elements, 自动化 explores the complex relationship between humans 和 technology as well as the intersection of acoustic 和 electronic music.
Schoenberg devised the performance concept together with cellist 伊夫•达, his former Juilliard classmate 和 the producer of the piece. The product of nearly five years of planning 和 collaborating, the performance aims to attract younger audiences to the concert hall 和 embrace mainstream topics such as living with technology in a digital world.
“Yves’ initial thinking was that he wanted a piece that was relevant, 时间及时，可以吸引更年轻的人群,勋伯格说. “So we immediately thought of tech 和 the world that we live in 和 what that means for a musical performance. Then came the idea of a concerto that is rooted in analog—ie, 原声乐器——但是放在21世纪.”
同样值得注意的是， halldorophone—an electro-acoustic feedback instrument reminiscent of a cello—is making its world premiere as a solo instrument with orchestra. The halldorophone is a drone-like instrument that produces distortion, 频率跳动, 反馈和丰富的泛音. Its eerie sounds were featured in Oscar-winner Hildur Gudnadottir's scores for 切尔诺贝利,小丑 和 到来.
十大正规网赌平台 became the first educational institution in North America to commission 和 now own this instrument, 由芭芭拉大学和. 约翰逊' 43 P '
The holographic cellist performs music that was composed by a specially designed AI algorithm, an aspect of the performance that came about through Occidental connections. Through casual conversations with Associate Professor of 计算机科学 贾斯汀•李, Schoenberg learned of AI that can not only replicate a type of music, 但实际上消化和学习音乐, 然后创作一些原创的东西.
That led to further discussions, 和 Schoenberg began working with his colleague 凯瑟琳·伦纳德，教授及创始主席 计算机科学, at the Summer Institute for Computational Creativity 和 Interactive 艺术. Organized by Oxy Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows Teddy Pozo 和 Fabio Paolizzo, the institute was also funded by the Mellon 艺术 和 Tech in 洛杉矶 grant.
“I knew very little about AI going into all of this, 但和凯思琳一起工作很好,勋伯格说. 她和她的伴侣加桑·萨基斯说, 谁在波莫纳学院教书, built an AI for us named AGNES—Automatic Generator Network for Excellent Songs.”
Leonard called the collaboration a great example of the exciting projects that come out of the liberal arts 和 Oxy’s support of interdisciplinary work.
“I had never worked on computer-generated music before,伦纳德说, “which meant I had a lot of fun experimenting with how teaching our AI composer different styles of music—ranging from video game melodies to Bach to Radiohead to Schoenberg—would result in different styles of AI-generated outputs."
Leonard said she felt as though she was collaborating with the AI, with Schoenberg 和 with all the composers who came before whose music helped inform the AI model.
“Knowing that the product of my work will be performed 和 therefore experienced by a general audience, rather than the usual small group of researchers in my research area, 是不是也挺令人欣慰的,她补充道。.
自动化 premieres May 13-14, 2022 with the Louisville Orchestra, conducted by Teddy Abrams.
