Originally Posted by John Lawrence Schick
“There are only 12 notes. Even with the vast ways they can be combined, so many songs have been written by so many people, every combination has been used countless times” - Brian

Yes, it’s amazing how much music can be created with 12 half-tones. Although the octaves of those half-tones can be considered tones in themselves. When I composer at the piano, I think of 88 tones on my pallet. Well, the last high octave I can’t hear any longer – ha, ha. Think of the first two tones in “Over the Rainbow” – Some (C) where (octave C) over the rainbow (two different tones). Also, the order and duration of each tone in a song is infinite. Counterpoint and dissonance can completely change the perspective of even a recognized melody.

A mindset of thinking that everything has already been written is a defeatist one. I would guess that 90% of all music lies in the realm of closest related chords and melody. There’s still a large spectrum of possibilities that are less explored.

If I thought everything had already been written, I’d quit. There are still so many possibilities.

The Twisted Tango: http://schicksville.com/The%20Twisted%20Tango.mp3

Best, John

We don't disagree, but machines can make billions (or more) songs in a day. Technically, they could likely use A.I. to create and post every audible melodic option, file copyrights, then sue people to oblivion. The courst have said A.I. can't "write " a song" but it certainly can write endless melody variations. And all they need is a single case to set precedence where a human does "X" to qualify for assisted copyright, and then a machine will provide all but that litigated requirement, and that human will file copyrights on every variation. Can they sue for infringement if someone uses it? Unlikely, but here is what they CAN do, they can find their version of any hit song, and release their version, having proof of independent authorship, and could ride the commercial wave of every chart song. This is why laws MUST change and be specific. But they won't because vagaries protect whoever can afford the best and most lawyers. This is lawfare which has been waged by elites on the rest of us for the past several centuries at least.

Brian

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