Comment Re:great! (Score 1) 218
Its not so silly as it may sound. Indian classical music (ICM) has been built for several hundred years on the idea of a set of rules which prescribe (a) the modal structure (b) a set of required rifs (c) a theme statement and (d) certain other rifs (I'm avoiding a lot of Hindi terminology and nuances here). Any of the rules can be broken, but with discretion, and the (a) rules are more important than (b) and so on.
Using available techniques, this is could be programmed, and some are beginning to try. I don't expect to see a cybernetic Bhimsen Joshi or Nikhil Banerjee in the near future, but certain other performers could, frankly, be replaced.
Western pop is a heck of a lot easier to capture in this fashion than, say Ahir Bhairav. The bandish (rule c) requires some serious creativity. But beyond that, I think most of the people reading this could learn enough in a year or so to be quite dangerous on the MTV scene.
Using available techniques, this is could be programmed, and some are beginning to try. I don't expect to see a cybernetic Bhimsen Joshi or Nikhil Banerjee in the near future, but certain other performers could, frankly, be replaced.
Western pop is a heck of a lot easier to capture in this fashion than, say Ahir Bhairav. The bandish (rule c) requires some serious creativity. But beyond that, I think most of the people reading this could learn enough in a year or so to be quite dangerous on the MTV scene.
