One Canuck's Radio Weblog

  Sunday, 26 May 2002

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From a Few Colored Lines Come the Sounds of Music. A new software called Hyperscore lets the musically illiterate compose complex works. No musical notes and notations required. By Matthew Mirapaul. [New York Times: Arts] 'Although children are encouraged to tell stories without knowing grammar and to paint without study, years of rigorous training typically precede Junior's Opus 1.'

Hmmm. I'm skeptical but interested. The article includes links to sites with software.