RECONSIDERING LAPTOP ORCHESTRAS AS A COMPUTATIONAL GRID FOR MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-2011

Abstract

Laptop orchestras have become a popular ensemble form for the exploration of interactive computer music as a group endeavor. Although its roots date back to the mid-1980s, it has only been in the past five years or so that these groups have been established at universities, schools of music and as stand-alone entities. As the number of ensembles and the number of pieces written for these groups grows, we need better tools to manage the orchestra’s technical side. In reconsidering the laptop orchestra as a computational grid for music, we are able to adopt a range of well-established tools and techniques used for managing scientific computational grids and apply them to this new environment. We will discuss the basis for our position, describe in general some important developments in our research, and highlight some additional steps we are taking to further support the cyberinfrastructure of laptop orchestras.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

International Computer Music Conference Icmc Proceedings

First Page

460

Last Page

463

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