Simplest systems for small ensembles

Determine the simplest versions—measured by component structure, rule formats, and synchronization requirements—of n-generative rule-synchronized music grammar systems that still suffice to orchestrate smaller-sized orchestras such as chamber ensembles.

Background

The paper shows that synchronized multi-component grammars can generate multi-instrument scores. For small ensembles, the full generality of the model may be unnecessary, prompting an inquiry into minimal sufficient configurations.

The authors explicitly ask for the simplest possible versions of these systems that can orchestrate small ensembles, aiming to identify lean but adequate formalisms.