That title is completely wrong. They started with the assumption that Bach is a great composer and want to understand what it is people like about his work.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Ah yes, the best way to critique art: with math

[–] SheeEttin@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago

Music in particular can be described the most mathematically. Personally, I think it's fascinating.

[–] Endward23 1 points 9 months ago

Music is the area of art in which a mathematical viewpoint makes the best sense.

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

"First, the researchers translated each composition into an information network by representing each note as a node and each transition between notes as an edge."

So... sheet music. They translated the music back into sheet music.

[–] cloudless@feddit.uk 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Now let's ask mathematicians to compose music.

[–] SheeEttin@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago

In a way, we have. There is already ML-generated music. It doesn't sound bad, just boring and all the tracks sound the same.

[–] Endward23 1 points 9 months ago

Google "Deep Bach".