In a word, ditto.
Unless one is opposed entirely to generative music (for reaons moral, philosophical, aesthetic, kneejerk or other -- that is, unless one rejects programming as a form of musical composition), then it's quite clear that an algorithmic music could be programmed to act forever. Not simply by producing loops, but by producing variations on themes as a result of input from outside sources (the weather, the DNA of newborn children, the tone of the vocalist in whatever happens to be the No. 1 single on the Billboard chart at a given moment).
Now, this isn't necessrily going to be "good" music, whatever that is. "Bad" generative infinite music will be the aural equivalent of the nanotech nightmare of "grey goo."
Marc
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Marc Weidenbaum
marc@disquiet.com
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On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 15:31:27 -0500, EggyToast <eggy@eggytoast.com> wrote:
quoted 17 lines will anyone ever write an infinitely long piece?> >will anyone ever write an infinitely long piece?
> >
> >no.
> >
> >anyone wanna argue that?
>
> Sure, why not. We're already to the point where people are writing
> music using mathematics. Classically speaking, there was Iannis
> Xenakis, and in modern times there are numerous "algorithmically
> based" tracks out there. What's to stop someone from creating a song
> based on irrational numbers, such as pi, and saying 'this can be
> performed forever."
>
> or are you saying that no one will ever record or perform such a
> piece? Cos the writing is the easy part!
>
> derek
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