Looking for for some musical play? Contrapunctus Variations is an awesome way to waste time on the internet. You get to compose ditties with mouse gestures for a string quartet. It’s pretty easy to use, my only qualm is that it’s a bit confusing as to what is going on, making it hard to control. Still, the chaotic nature leads to some gems, little snippets of musical goodness that float up so that you may snatch them. Try it out, you may get inspired or may find the basis for a full song,

BBC has a writeup on the oldest known music produced by a computer. My how far we’ve come.

Photo of Manchester's computer named Baby

During the session, the temperamental machine managed to work its way through Baa Baa Black Sheep, God Save the King and part of In the Mood.

Following one aborted attempt, a laughing presenter says: “The machine’s obviously not in the mood.”

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