diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d3c5710b6536904ca9fc0f34cc9de5f12af2c89f..9b9af1e7027b756101d806e20d11d37b0c402583 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -211,4 +211,6 @@ Modulations are handled by noting whenever a chord could be the first of a modul Note that there are few rules about musical idioms. The program tends to ‘discover’ these for itself, since it is often the case that an idiom is almost the only solution. -While the output is harmonically correct, I thought it not sufficiently interesting to qualify as good music. The melodies are rarely lyrical, the cadences are predictable, and there are no climaxes or impressions. The instrumentation can sometimes be interesting, but this is very much dependent on the quality of the playback equipment in use. Bugs in the implementation can lead to small unintended deviations from the harmonic rules or the synchronisation of the parts, and this can add interest. While the above rules do not represent the entirety of Lovelock’s work on harmony, I felt that any further implementation was unlikely to deliver much improvement. +Evaluation +========== +While the output is harmonically correct, I thought it not sufficiently interesting to qualify as good music. The melodies are rarely lyrical, the cadences are predictable, and there are no climaxes or impressions. The instrumentation can sometimes be interesting, but this is very much dependent on the quality of the playback equipment in use. Bugs in the implementation can lead to small unintended deviations from the harmonic rules or the synchronisation of the parts, and this can add interest. While the above rules do not represent the entirety of Lovelock’s work on harmony, I felt that any further implementation was unlikely to deliver much improvement. This is not a criticism of Lovelock himself of course—he clearly didn’t intend his rules to be applied this mechanically; his 1970 trumpet concerto for example is nothing like what Clara Empricost would generate.