The Troubadour and the Lady

I could not hit Spotify quickly enough. I am starting with &quot;L’Amour de Loin&quot;. First &quot;song&quot; in and it is fairly comtemporary classical.<p>I am just an amateur musician and I am amazed at those with those that could hear such minute details. I have attended various rehearsal session for classical music, and it is astonishing to hear the conductor (or the choral maestro) pick out a certain note in a certain measure from a certain instrument. I can recognize a bad ensemble from a good one, but such detail at that level is simply amazing

<p><pre><code> She started composing with a PDP-10 supercomputer. In one work from that time, “Vers le Blanc,” she used a program called Chant to create three synthetic voices, which over fifteen minutes change pitch almost imperceptibly. </code></pre> I didn&#x27;t know PDP-10 was used in this area.