New Computer Program Turns Literature Into Music May 28, 2014 – Posted in: Books and Technology

The latest from the algorithm universe comes to us via TransPose, a new computer program which translates literature into music. Created by Hannah Davis and Saif Mohammad TransPose assigns ratings to words based on their emotional value and aims to “programmatically translate the basic emotions of a novel into a musical piece that holds the same basic emotional feeling.” The current version of TransProse is just the beginning of our investigation, and we don’t claim to be making beautiful music yet.…