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Rappoport, V. Shevalev, V. Petrov, I. Romanov, A. Manenkov, et al.). We learn not only details of his biography and his achievements but also about the misunderstanding of his work by art theorists who thought, for some reason, that he proposed substituting the machine for the artist. Alas, one can determine from Zaripov’s explanation in an article published in 1973that his aims were different: The main aim of such experiments is not to substitute the machine for the composer. We use machine-aided composition of music primarily to corroborate our hypotheses about musical laws. From this point of view, computer-aided simulation or composition of music is the new objective musicological method, machine music being something like useful “waste products.” The “products”are the criteria by which we can measure the quality of our program, the soundness of our ideas about the mechanism of creating melodies, the internal links between different elements of music and, finally, the laws composers follow unconsciously, intuitively in their creative work. One can get an even clearer idea of his position from Zaripov’s more recent notes (1983): I speak and write about the simulation of creativity in terms of the simulation of art, simulation being a method for revealing secrets of creative work, not a method for creating something. The result of the simulation is not the end in itself. We use it as a criterion, as an estimation of the level of knowledge about an object. Several papers by Kazan researchers (S. Bruno, B. Galeyev, et al.) are published at the end of the issue. Contemporary researchers in his own country are currently trying to develop Zaripov’s ideas, using new methods and new technical aids. Reference 1. M. Zalivadny, “In Memoriam: Rudolf Zaripov,“ Leonardo27,No. 5,373-375(1994). I I I MATERIALSRECEIVED I I I Multimedia Products Art and Mathematics Virtual Image, Stockport, U.K, 1996.CDROM . Catacombs of the Mind:AJourney to Inner Space Scott Becker. Scott Becker, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., 1996. CD-ROM. Gravikords, Whirliesand *@hones: Expm’mentalMusical Instruments Bart Hopkin, ed. Various artists. Ellipsis Arts/No Problem Productions, Jersey City, NJ, U.S.A., 1996. Book and CD. InfoART: TheDigital Frontierfrom Video to VirtualReality Various artists. Rutt Video Interactive, New York,Ny, U.S.A., 1996.CD-ROM. $35.00. New Versions Video by David Berry; music by Turkantam and Randall Packer. Gulture Enterprises, San Rafael, CA,U.S.A., 1996.VHS Videotape. $19.95. Notesfrom the Wild:Thoughtson Man and His Environment Bernie Krause. EllipsisArts/No Problem Productions, Jersey City, NJ, U.S.A., 1996. 95 pp., illus. Book and CD. Technophobia Various artists exhibiting multimedia art and sound works. Dooley Le Cappellaine, New York, Ny,U.S.A., 1996. CD-ROM. Audio CompactDiscs Articles Indijinis Jonty Harrison. Empreintes Digitales, Montreal, QuCbec, Canada, 1996. Cirque Michele Bokanowski. Empreintes Digitales, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1996. Deep in theHeart of Tuua:CowboyMm‘c from the WildEast Various artists. EllipsisArts/No Problem Productions, Jersey City, NJ, U.S.A., 1996. Kaleidos Stephanie Roy. Empreintes Digitales, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1996. Layers of Time Reinhard Flatischler leads master percussionists . EllipsisArts/No Problem Productions ,Jersey City, NJ, U.S.A., 1996. Notnotesnotrhythms Henry Gwiazda. Innova CDs/The American Composers Forum, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A., 1996. Retirement Fund-A ChamberOpera Erik Belgum and Eric Lyon. Smart Noise: , 1996. Titakti Philippe Le Goff.Empreintes Digitales, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1996. Voices Various artists-“Vocal Music Spanning the Globe.”Alula Records/No Problem Productions, Jersey City, NJ, U.S.A., 1996. Books Duchamp: Passim;A Marcel Duchamp Antholoa Anthony Hill, ed. Craftsman House, Sydney,Australia, 1994. 189 pp., illus. Trade, US$75.00.ISBN 976-8097-78-7. ElectronicCulture: Technologyand Visual Representation Timothy Druckrey, ed. Preface by Allucquere Rosanne Stone. Aperture, New York, NY,U.S.A., 1997.472 pp., illus. Trade, US$40.00. ISBN: 0-89381-677-9. Gombrich onArt and Psychology Richard Woodfield, ed. Manchester Univ. Press (Dist.by St. Martin’s Press, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1996). 271 pp. Trade, US$69.95. ISBN: 0-7190-4769-2. Musical InstrumentDesign:Practical Informationfor InstrumentMaking Bart Hopkin. See Sharp Press, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A., 1996. 192 pp., illus...