A Genetic Algorithm for the Generation of Jazz Melodies

This paper describes a system for the generation of jazz melodies over an input chord progression. A genetic algorithm was used to search through the space of possible solutions. A symbolic, as opposed to binary, approach with domain-specific reproduction operators was chosen because it allowed knowledge based constraints to be imposed on the search space. The objective, algorithmic fitness function as well as the domain-specific genetic operators orientate the search to promising musical paths.

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