Interpreting Graphic Notation with MusicLDM: An AI Improvisation of Cornelius Cardew's Treatise

Tornike Karchkhadze, Keren Shao, Shlomo Dubnov

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Abstract

This work presents a novel method for composing and improvising music inspired by Cornelius Cardew's Treatise, using AI to bridge graphic notation and musical expression. By leveraging OpenAI's ChatGPT to interpret the abstract visual elements of Treatise, we convert these graphical images into descriptive textual prompts. These prompts are then input into MusicLDM, a pre-trained latent diffusion model designed for music generation. We introduce a technique called "outpainting,"which overlaps sections of AI-generated music to create a seamless and cohesive composition. We demostrate a new perspective on performing and interpreting graphic scores, showing how AI can transform visual stimuli into sound and expand the creative possibilities in contemporary/experimental music composition. Musical pieces are available at https://bit.ly/TreatiseAI.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2024 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, BigData 2024
EditorsWei Ding, Chang-Tien Lu, Fusheng Wang, Liping Di, Kesheng Wu, Jun Huan, Raghu Nambiar, Jundong Li, Filip Ilievski, Ricardo Baeza-Yates, Xiaohua Hu
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages3181-3190
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9798350362480
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2024
Externally publishedYes
Event2024 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, BigData 2024 - Washington, United States
Duration: 15 Dec 202418 Dec 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2024 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, BigData 2024

Conference

Conference2024 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, BigData 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington
Period15/12/2418/12/24

Keywords

  • ChatGPT
  • graphic notation
  • Musi-cLDM
  • Treatise

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Modeling and Simulation

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