Continuous Music Quiz

[GaryG]

Is it Anne Dudley?

No, but she is one of the 'acts' pictured (though not pictured herself), well spotted.

Actually, she may have done work for the second group too... intriguing.

Clues?

[The Fex]

she is one of the 'acts' pictured (though not pictured herself)

WTF?

Clues?

Yes, please.

[Blank_Frank]

Is it Anne Dudley?

No, but she is one of the 'acts' pictured (though not pictured herself), well spotted.

Actually, she may have done work for the second group too... intriguing.

Clues?

OK, so I've successfully identified 2 and 3, ruled out the most likely connection, and spotted one you didn't know about. Maybe I should be asking a question about 1. Is it purely representational, or something specific?

[Blank_Frank]

While we're waiting, I'd like to thank tattiemannie for his rather eloquent post on the nature of memory. Speaking as someone whose synapses misfire on an increasingly regular basis, I know exactly where he's coming from. Although I don't own a filofax (let alone a fliofax).

The question's still unanswered, so you could still be right!

[The Fex]

The question's still unanswered, so you could still be right!

You think?

connection?

Is it Gottfried Leibniz?

[The Fex]

Maybe I should be asking a question about 1. Is it purely representational, or something specific?

I spy, with my tiny eye...
http://www.chip.com.tr/konu/57-yil-once ... _7385.html

Included in the Ferranti Mark 1's instruction set was a hoot command, which enabled the machine to give auditory feedback to its operators. The sound generated could be altered in pitch, a feature which was exploited when the Mark 1 made the earliest known recording of computer music, playing a medley which included "God Save the King", "Baa Baa Black Sheep", and "In the Mood". The recording was made by the BBC towards the end of 1951, and the programming was done by Christopher Strachey, a maths teacher at Harrow and a friend of Alan Turing. It was not however the first computer to have played music - CSIRAC, Australia's first digital computer, achieved that with a rendition of Colonel Bogey.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferranti_Mark_1

HTH

[robogone]

Was it firsts with sampling?

The Ferranti recorded the first computer music, I think Art of Noise were the first to sample another act's drums, and Rush did a lot of sampling in the 80s, but not sure what they did first.

[GaryG]

I spy, with my tiny eye...

Well done, thought I'd have to be pretty explicit about the 'puter but you've id'ed it perfectly.

The Ferranti recorded the first computer music, I think Art of Noise were the first to sample another act's drums, and Rush did a lot of sampling in the 80s, but not sure what they did first.

Not the connection I'm after but you've got all the right acts.

In fact someone has mentioned the answer in a post already...

[Blank_Frank]

In fact someone has mentioned the answer in a post already...

In The Mood!

[Blank_Frank]

Well? Is it??

That there computer-ma-bob used to play it, Rush had a different song of the same name, and...didn't the Art of Noise also play it live?

[GaryG]

In fact someone has mentioned the answer in a post already...

In The Mood!

sorry, been busy.

umm.... Yeah!

Exactly right, first computer generated music included the standard 'In The Mood', AoN played a version live, Rush had a tune called 'In the Mood' on their first album (hence the really old photo).

Over to you B_F.

[Blank_Frank]

I was fairly hopeful it was right, so that gave me a chance to prepare something. And here it is:



Now watch as someone gets the answer in five minutes flat...

[The Fex]

Well done, thought I'd have to be pretty explicit about the 'puter but you've id'ed it perfectly.

I'm ded clevver.

A squillion points to anyone who can tell me how I did it.

[The Fex]

Now watch as someone gets the answer in five minutes flat...

Is it Gottfried Leibniz?

[Blank_Frank]

Is it Gottfried Leibniz?

No. Is that going to be your answer to every question from here on in?