Mazzola G., Noer J., Pang Y., Yao S., Afrisando Pujakusuma G., Rochester C., Neace W. The Future of Music: Towards a Computational Musical Theory of Everything

Springer, 2020. — 237 p. — ISBN: 978-3-030-39708-1.The idea of this monograph is to present an overview of decisive theoretical, computational, technological, aesthetical, artistic, economical, and sociological directions to create future music. It features a unique insight into dominant scientific and artistic new directions, which are guaranteed by the authors' prominent publications in books, software, musical, and dance productions.
Applying recent research results from mathematical and computational music theory and software as well as new ideas of embodiment approaches and non-Western music cultures, this book presents new composition methods and technologies. Mathematical, computational, and semiotic models of artistic presence (imaginary time, gestural creativity) as well as strategies are also covered.
This book will be of interest to composers, music technicians, and organizers in the internet-based music industry, who are offered concrete conceptual architectures and tools for their future strategies in musical creativity and production.General Introduction
Ontology and Oniontology
The Basic Functions of Music
Historicity in Music
Only One Restriction: Quality
Software Tools and Hardware Options
New Concepts of Musical Instruments
Musical Distribution Channels: New Networks
Big Science in Music
Mathematical Music Theory
Serialism: Failure of New Concepts Without Musical Impact
Mazzola’s Sonata Construction: A Technical Approach and Its Limits
Imaginary Time: Extending Musical Time Concepts to Cognitive Dimensions
Mathematical Gesture Theory
Future Theories (Counterpoint Etc.)
A Critique of the Western Concept of Music
Improvisation and the Synthesis Project on the Presto Software
Art Making as Research
Human and Machine Music
The Role of Music in the Diversifying Cultures (Africa, East Asia, South Asia)
Cultural Theories of Gesture
Recapitulation of Creativity Theory
The Specifically Musical Walls Against Creativity
Examples of Creative Extensions in Music
Performance and Composition
Are Aesthetics and Business Antagonists?
COMMUTE: Towards a Computational Musical Theory of Everything