Robot Composer

Automation is an omnipresent topic nowadays; hence, we ask why music composition has not been substituted yet. Therefore, we developed a tool, the Robot Composer, that automatically generates jazz/blues music (or serves as an automated backing group for play along) only based on music theory instead of on machine learning. In this report, we present our selection of applied musical concepts, describe the challenges during the implementation and inform the decisions regarding the music generation process. Finally, we conclude that the Robot Composer is capable of producing melodious pieces and, consequently, that music theory seems to be a suitable foundation to build music generation software.