'Oldest' computer music unveiled
In Autumn 1951, the BBC recorded a performance my the Ferranti Mark 1. Although Australia’s CSIRAC was the first computer to play music, no recordings have been unearthed, making this BBC recording is the earliest known example.
During the session, the temperamental machine managed to work its way through Baa Baa Black Sheep, God Save the King and part of In the Mood. Following one aborted attempt, a laughing presenter says: “The machine’s obviously not in the mood.”
