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https://github.com/lambdamusic/the-musical-code

Experimental musical code & algorithms for the Extempore / Scheme programming language.
https://github.com/lambdamusic/the-musical-code

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Experimental musical code & algorithms for the Extempore / Scheme programming language.

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/lambdamusic/the-musical-code
Owner: lambdamusic
License: apache-2.0
Created: 2020-11-22T19:47:34.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
Default Branch: main
Last Pushed: 2024-10-31T15:49:34.000Z (14 days ago)
Last Synced: 2024-10-31T16:29:56.247Z (14 days ago)
Language: Scheme
Homepage:
Size: 55.3 MB
Stars: 11
Watchers: 4
Forks: 3
Open Issues: 0
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE

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README

        # The Musical Code

This repository contains experimental musical code/algorithms using the amazing [Extempore](https://extemporelang.github.io/) programming language (as well as it precursor [Impromptu](http://impromptu.moso.com.au)).

## Listen to the code

This repo has a counterpart [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCanqSICbxzRNEZGMlu8qfyw), where you can watch/listen the works in execution. 

[![Watch the video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Qix3tbpb9V4/maxresdefault.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qix3tbpb9V4)

## Algorithmic composition? 

> Algorithmic composition is the technique of using algorithms to create music -- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmic_composition)

Admittedly, that's a rather unconventional way of making music. But it's also fun and (in its own way) spectacularly unique. You can also do that *live* too, in front of an audience sitting or dancing: it goes by the name of  [livecoding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_coding).  

## Extempore Extensions

The [Extempore Extensions](https://github.com/lambdamusic/extempore-extensions) repo contains a bunch of (mainly MIDI) scheme extensions that I developed in order to create Extempore musical algorithms more efficiently and more naturally. 

## See also

- [Extempore language project](https://github.com/digego/extempore)

- Unofficial Extempore [Functions Explorer](https://extempore.michelepasin.org/) 

- [My livecoding blog](https://www.michelepasin.org/words/index.html%3Ftag=algorithmiccomposition&type=all.html)

- Livecoding community: [TOPLAP](https://toplap.org/about/)