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Electronic and experimental music : technology, music, and culture / Thom Holmes.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2008.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xviii, 462 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780415957816 (hardback)
  • 0415957818 (hardback)
  • 9780415957823 (pbk.)
  • 0415957826 (pbk.)
  • 9780203929599 (ebook)
  • 0203929594 (ebook)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • ML1380 .H64 2008
Contents:
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 (1953-1985) ; The microprocessor revolution (1975-90) ; Principles of computer music ; The evolution of computer musical instruments and software -- The music. Classical and experimental music ; Live electronic music and ambient music ; Rock, space age pop, and turntablism.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library Music Pocket Library Books & Scores ML1380.H64 2008 1 Available 33710001132336

Includes bibliographical references (p. [433]-448) and index.

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 (1953-1985) ; The microprocessor revolution (1975-90) ; Principles of computer music ; The evolution of computer musical instruments and software -- The music. Classical and experimental music ; Live electronic music and ambient music ; Rock, space age pop, and turntablism.