Chess and music are my two great companions. Both complement each other in the way we use our thinking processes. The link between these 2 great art forms are further demonstrated in the world of computing in a soon to be marketed software program called Ludwig, a product of Chessbase, a leading German chess software company. It is discovered that music composition can be programmed in much the same way as chess.
Ludwig, due out in October 2007, should be a great music composition companion for the novice musician. It is able to compose according to any level of competency, accompanied by other musical instruments or even a full orchestra, if so desired. You can choose your own ensemble. It is suitable for people like me who is not used to rote learning and playing from memory. I depend very much on notation, actually. Perhaps, the only thing we cannot control during music composition, I suppose, is the musical style, which should be very Western and classical. Here are some samples of Ludwig’s composition.
