Algorithmic Composition In Hindustani Music

About The Book

Algorithmic composition refers to composing music by means of an algorithm. It has a systematized body of knowledge and it also needs a lot of practice so clearly it is a science as well as an art of the generation of music. Several areas pertaining to computer science, applied mathematics and statistics finds application in it. They include fractals, cellular automata, artificial neural network, stochastic process etc. The present book reveals the applications of stochastic process especially Markov chain in algorithmic composition with the domain being Hindustani music.

About The Editor

Ashish Kumar Sinha has completed his MTech (Computer Science) from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India. The present work has blossomed out his MTech dissertation under the joint guidance of Prof. Dr. Soubhik Chakraborty and Dr. Amritanjali. Algorithmic Composition is his chief area of interest. Email: ashish.ifeed@gmail.com

Dr. Soubhik Chakraborty, a PhD in Statistics, is currently a Professor in the department of Mathematics, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India. His research interests are algorithm analysis and music analysis. He has published several books and research papers in both the areas. Email: soubhikc@yahoo.co.in

Dr. Amritanjali, PhD, ME (SE), BE (CS), is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India. Her areas of interest are Computer Networks, Bioinformatics, Operating System and Parallel Computing. Email: amritanjali@bitmesra.ac.in