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Music is a pattern of sounds in time. A swarm is a dynamic pattern of individuals in space. The structure of a musical composition is shaped in advance of the performance, but the organization of a swarm is emergent, without pre-planning. What use, therefore, might swarms have in music?
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BLACKWELL, T. (2007). Swarming and Music. In: Miranda, E.R., Biles, J.A. (eds) Evolutionary Computer Music. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-600-1_9
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