The Arrival of Quantum Computer Music

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People hardly ever realize that musicians started experimenting with computing far before the emergence of the vast majority of scientific, industrial, and commercial computing applications in existence today.

For instance, in the 1950s Lejaren Hiller and Leonard Isaacson, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, programmed the ILLIAC computer to compose a string quartet entitled Illiac Suite. The ILLIAC, short for Illinois Automatic Computer, was one of the first mainframe computers built in the USA, comprising thousands of vacuum tubes. The Illiac Suite is often cited as a pioneering piece of algorithmic computer music.

Period13 May 2020

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  • TitleThe Arrival of Quantum Computer Music
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletMedium
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date13/05/20
    DescriptionPeople hardly ever realize that musicians started experimenting with computing far before the emergence of the vast majority of scientific, industrial, and commercial computing applications in existence today.

    For instance, in the 1950s Lejaren Hiller and Leonard Isaacson, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, programmed the ILLIAC computer to compose a string quartet entitled Illiac Suite. The ILLIAC, short for Illinois Automatic Computer, was one of the first mainframe computers built in the USA, comprising thousands of vacuum tubes. The Illiac Suite is often cited as a pioneering piece of algorithmic computer music.
    URLhttps://medium.com/the-riff/the-arrival-of-quantum-computer-music-ed1ce51a8b8f
    PersonsEduardo Miranda
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Keywords

  • Quantum Computing
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Music