Bach in Max/MSP
Workshop Date:
Mon, 07/06/2020 - Fri, 07/10/2020
SUMMER 2020: All workshops offered will be done remotely, due to attempts to limit transmission of SARS-CoV-2. This workshop will be offered online.
INSTRUCTORS
Andrea Agostini & Davor Branimir Vincze
GUESTS LECTURERS Daniele Ghisi & Julien Vincenot
In this workshop, we shall introduce the bach package, a free and open source library providing Max with advanced musical representation and algorithmic composition features, and one of the most powerful and widely used software tools for computer-aided composition available.
We shall discuss the main features of the system and enable attendees to build their own compositional processes, oriented to both symbolic / score-based and electronic / sound based musical practices. The workshop will be split between more theoretical sessions, in which specific aspects of the bach ecosystem will be discussed (such as its model of musical representation, the features of its main components, or specific programming techniques such as constraint programming), and more practical ones, in which concrete musical problems will be tackled with the aid of bach.
Over the five days, each participant will be enabled to produce a small-scale musical work based upon the opportunities offered by the bach system, under the guidance of the instructors.
Familiarity with the Max software and traditional musical notation is welcome but not strictly required: if needed, for some sessions the class may be split in a beginner and an advanced group.
