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Christopher Dobrian Artful Devices Music by Christopher Dobrian for piano, often a Yamaha Disklavier, in which most of the composition and performance is done by computer programs, sometimes with help by Daniel Koppelman, pianist. As Dobrian writes, "The intention is not for the programs to emulate traditional musical behavior, but rather to explore new musical possibilities implicit in certain paradigms of computation or computer decision-making." The compositions are 'Entropy', 'Unnatural Selection', 'Line/Phase Minutiae', 'Degueudoudeloupe', and 'There's Just One Thing You Need to Know'. Each composition is based on a different algorithm. And the results are often fascinating because the algorithms clearly have thought of things that humans would not have thought of. The results are also impressive in that Dobrian has extended the piano to the limits of what the instrument itself can play. If you're interested in experimental approaches to music, this CD is a must! Buy it!

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