Bach Lives!

Bach Lives!

From Arts and Music (Audio) by UCTV

September 9, 2025 · 25 min

About this episode

This episode explores the impact of David Cope's work in A.I. music through a documentary film.

Considered the godfather of A.I. music, UC Santa Cruz professor and composer David Cope, who died in May, 2025, developed the computer program EMI, or Experiments in Musical Intelligence, in the 1980s. It was one of the earliest computer algorithms used to generate classical music. This documentary film by UC Santa Cruz's Bob Giges looks at the impact of Cope's genius on the world of music. Series: "Arts Channel " [Science] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 40968]

People in this episode

Guest: David Cope

Topics covered

  • A.I. music
  • classical music
  • documentary

Keywords

  • EMI
  • Experiments in Musical Intelligence
  • UC Santa Cruz

Mentioned in this episode

Products: EMI, Experiments in Musical Intelligence

Books & works: Bach Lives, Arts Channel

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