B11) The AST of BP3: Structure, Invariants, and Music Mapping
Discover BP3’s AST: 29 node types to structure music. Learn how this intermediate code transforms grammar into sound. Click here to read the full article!
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B2) Alphabets, Terminals, and Non-Terminals in Formal Grammars
Learn to distinguish terminals and non-terminals in BP3. Discover how musical alphabets structure your grammars for algorithmic music composition and theory.
B1) PCFG
Master PCFG probabilistic grammars for controlled musical generation. Explore how BP3 leverages weights to craft intricate tabla rhythms.
S1) BPscript
BPscript modernizes Bol Processor (BP3). It makes 40 years of powerful formal grammars accessible: simple, typed, browser-executable.
I2) Bol Processor
Discover the **Bol Processor**, Bernard Bel’s musical grammar system. Explore its impact on polymetry, Indian music, and algorithmic composition.
B2) Alphabets, terminals, and non-terminals
Master the key concepts of formal grammars with BP3: alphabets, terminals, and non-terminals. Essential for creating your algorithmic music!
B1) PCFG
Discover **Probabilistic Context-Free Grammars (PCFG)**: assign probabilities to rules to generate varied, controlled music or text. Essential for BP3!
M5) Polymetry
Polymetry is the superposition of multiple meters. Discover why MIDI and MusicXML struggle to represent it, and its roots in African, Indian, and Western music.
M4) Generative Grammars and Music
Discover how generative grammars, from Chomsky to GTTM and BP3, have revealed the hidden rules of music. Understand how our brain structures sounds.
I1) Why I created a bridge between two worlds
Discover why I created BP2SC, the bridge between Bol Processor 3 and SuperCollider. Connect formal musical grammars and real-time synthesis for boundless creativity.