Aesthetics of Computer Music: Changes in the Nature and Reception of Music

Aesthetics of Computer Music: Changes in the Nature and Reception of Music

School of Music, Lecture Theatre 1

This workshop explores the impact that the latest developments in computer music have on how we receive and research music. The discussion will bring together many different perspectives – music research, psychology of music, philosophy, composition, performance – with the aims of collating the research that is being carried out on the topic and of considering how the various results intersect with each other.

Provisional Programme

11:50 – 12:00 Welcome
12:00 – 12:50 Dr Luke Windsor, School of Music, University of Leeds, “The Illusion of Disembodi-ment: The Ghost in the Musical Machine”
12:50 – 13:40 Lunch
13:40 – 14:30 Prof. Andy Hamilton, Department of Philosophy, Durham University, “The Role of Computers in Music: A Humanistic Conception”
14:30 – 14:40 Break
14:40 – 15:30 Dr. Freya Bailes, School of Music, University of Leeds, “Psychological Interests in Computer Music Perception”
15:30 – 15:40 Break
15:40 – 16:30 Dr. Adam Stanovic, Department of Music, The University of Sheffield, “Computer Music: An Ideological Charge”
16:30 – 16:40 Break
16:40 – 17:30 Panel

Sponsors
 The event is co-sponsored by the Centre for Aesthetics and the School of Music at the University of Leeds.