computer-generated music

Machine-made sonic art

Computer-generated music is music created wholly or partly by algorithms, software, or artificial intelligence rather than direct human performance.

The term covers everything from synthesized sounds to AI-composed melodies: The film's score featured computer-generated music that no human could have played.

It may refer to the process of creation or to the resulting sonic qualities—sometimes admiringly, sometimes dismissively when the music sounds mechanical or lacks human feel.

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creation source

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Sound without amplification

folk music · traditional instruments · a cappella · classical music · chamber music

performance method

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Onstage musical performance

live performance · human performance · acoustic music · orchestral performance · busking

authenticity/naturalness

computer-generated musica cappella

Singing without instruments

field recordings · world music · roots music · traditional music

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