09/23/2024
Stochastic processes were a large part of my music studies in grad school. I did not realize how what I was learning in music would become so relevant to the rise of political violence in the U.S.A.
"In music, mathematical processes based on probability can generate stochastic elements. Stochastic processes may be used in music to compose a fixed piece or may be produced in performance. Stochastic music was pioneered by Iannis Xenakis, who coined the term stochastic music."
Giannis Klearchou Xenakis (also spelled for professional purposes as Yannis or Iannis Xenakis; Greek: Γιάννης "Ιωάννης" Κλέαρχου Ξενάκης, pronounced [ˈʝanis kseˈnacis]; 29 May 1922[a] – 4 February 2001) was a Romanian-born Greek-French avant-garde composer, music th...
