Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to present the implementation of a grammar-based software named CAMM - Automatic Composer of Musical Melodies (or in Compositor Automático de Melodias Musicais, in portuguese) - which is capable of generating melodies. CAMM has a set of rules that represent the musical knowledge needed to generate simple melodies in a limited and well-defined musical universe, i.e. style.

Musical parameters, such as notes, durations and intensities, are put together by means of a grammar in order to generate simple melodies which can be used for the composition of pieces of music.