Electronic and Experimental Music : Technology, Music, and Culture

by Holmes; Thom

• ISBN13: 9780415957816
• ISBN10: 0415957818
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Electronic and Experimental Music details the history of electronic music throughout the world, and the people who created it. From the theory of sound production to key composers and instrument designers, this is a complete introduction to the genre from its early roots to the present technological explosion. Key features to this revision include added pedagogy designed to make the book increasingly classroom-friendly, listening guides to illustrate important works of electronic music, and significant new coverage on the work of African American and women artists in the field of electronic music--two long neglected aspects of this genre.

Table of Contents

Preface

Early History'Predecessors and Pioneers (1874 to 1960)

Electronic Music Before 1945

Early Electronic Music in Europe

Early Electronic Music in the United States

Early Electronic Music in Japan

Analog Synthesis and Instruments

Tape Composition and Fundamental Concepts of Electronic Music

Early Synthesizers and Experimenters

Principles of Analog Synthesis and Voltage Control

The Voltage-Controlled Synthesizer

The Evolution of Analog Synthesizers

Digital Synthesis and Computer Music

Early Computer Music (1953 to 1985)

The Microprocessor Revolution (1975 to 1990)

Principles of Computer Music

The Evolution of Computer Music Instruments and Software

The Music

Classical and Experimental Music

Live Electronic Music and Ambient Music

Rock, Space Age Pop, and Turntablism Pioneering Works of Electronic Music

Notes

Glossary

Index

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