Orchestra Mezzo Sop, flute, B-clarinet, percussion(1), harp, piano, violin, cello
SKU: PE.EP73473
Composed by Emily Howard. Contemporary Medium Ensemble. Edition Peters. Conductor Score. 60 pages. Edition Peters #98-EP73473. Published by Edition Peters (PE.EP73473).
ISBN 9790577019697. 303 x 232mm inches. English. Ada Lovelace.
But then, what are these numbers? (2019) is a setting of a little-known letter penned by Ada Lovelace to her mother.
I am drawn to the contradictory nature of this letter, and indeed much of Lovelace's life. Her complex relationship with her family, fame and fortune can be set against her own passions: an abundant love for music and her serious commitment to mathematics at the highest level.
Lovelace's joyous interest in playing with new mathematical ideas is exemplified by an undated manuscript in the hands of Lovelace and Babbage in which they explore the rules underlying patterns in networks, rules which are the precursor of fundamental ideas in modern artificial intelligence. In a nod towards this, I have dissected, randomised and reordered the text of this letter using algorithms from the earliest days of computing that form the very foundation of modern artificial intelligence. Underpinned by music moving through similar variations and progressions, the musical iterations culminate in the letter's correct order and, paraphrasing Lovelace's own words to her mother, harmonious discipline in the final act.
This product is Printed on Demand and may take several weeks to fulfill. Please order from your favorite retailer.
Orchestra Mezzo Sop, flute, B-clarinet, percussion(1), harp, piano, violin, cello
SKU: PE.EP73473
Composed by Emily Howard. Contemporary Medium Ensemble. Edition Peters. Conductor Score. 60 pages. Edition Peters #98-EP73473. Published by Edition Peters (PE.EP73473).
ISBN 9790577019697. 303 x 232mm inches. English. Ada Lovelace.
But then, what are these numbers? (2019) is a setting of a little-known letter penned by Ada Lovelace to her mother.
I am drawn to the contradictory nature of this letter, and indeed much of Lovelace's life. Her complex relationship with her family, fame and fortune can be set against her own passions: an abundant love for music and her serious commitment to mathematics at the highest level.
Lovelace's joyous interest in playing with new mathematical ideas is exemplified by an undated manuscript in the hands of Lovelace and Babbage in which they explore the rules underlying patterns in networks, rules which are the precursor of fundamental ideas in modern artificial intelligence. In a nod towards this, I have dissected, randomised and reordered the text of this letter using algorithms from the earliest days of computing that form the very foundation of modern artificial intelligence. Underpinned by music moving through similar variations and progressions, the musical iterations culminate in the letter's correct order and, paraphrasing Lovelace's own words to her mother, harmonious discipline in the final act.
This product is Printed on Demand and may take several weeks to fulfill. Please order from your favorite retailer.
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