David Cope: 'You pushed the button and out came hundreds and thousands of sonatas' | Technology | The Observer: "He realised that what made a composer properly understandable, properly 'affecting', was in part the fact of mortality. Composers had to die, and the ending made sense of what had gone before. With this in mind, Cope unplugged Emmy six years ago; her work – which he limited to 11,000 chosen pieces, was done. Emmy – housed on an ancient Power Mac 7500 (discontinued in 1996) now sits idle in the corner of his office. Cope has subsequently been at work, nurturing Emmy's 'daughter', Emily Howell, (the first name from her mother, the second from the Christian name of Cope's own father) with whom he has a far more 'equal' relationship."
Friday, 16 July 2010
De-composer
David Cope: 'You pushed the button and out came hundreds and thousands of sonatas' | Technology | The Observer: "He realised that what made a composer properly understandable, properly 'affecting', was in part the fact of mortality. Composers had to die, and the ending made sense of what had gone before. With this in mind, Cope unplugged Emmy six years ago; her work – which he limited to 11,000 chosen pieces, was done. Emmy – housed on an ancient Power Mac 7500 (discontinued in 1996) now sits idle in the corner of his office. Cope has subsequently been at work, nurturing Emmy's 'daughter', Emily Howell, (the first name from her mother, the second from the Christian name of Cope's own father) with whom he has a far more 'equal' relationship."
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