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Algorithmic Composition: Paradigms of Automated Music Generation
by Gerhard Nierhaus
ISBN: 321175539X
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rcpt · 2015-04-25 · Original thread
Algorithmic composition is a decently-sized field. Here's a textbook:

http://www.amazon.com/Algorithmic-Composition-Paradigms-Auto...

And some more examples:

http://algorithmiccomposition.org/