Electronic and Computer Music
1st Edition
Published on 27. February 2013
570 pages
978-0-19-998643-9 (ISBN)
Description
In this new edition of the classic text on the history and evolution of electronic music, Peter Manning extends the definitive account of the medium from its birth to include key developments from the dawn of the 21st century to the present day.
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Electronic and Computer Music
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- 1. The Background to 1945
- I. Developments from 1945 to 1960
- 2. Paris and Musique Concrète
- 3. Cologne and Elektronische Musik
- 4. Milan and Elsewhere in Europe
- 5. America
- II. New Horizons in Electronic Design
- 6. The Voltage-Controlled Synthesizer
- III. The Electronic Repertory from 1960
- 7. Works for Tape
- 8. Live Electronic Music
- 9. Rock and Pop Electronic Music
- IV. The Digital Revolution to 1980
- 10. The Foundations of Computer Music
- 11. From Computer Technology to Musical Creativity
- 12. The Microprocessor Revolution
- V. Digital Audio
- 13. The Characteristics of Digital Audio
- VI. MIDI
- 14. The Development of the MIDI Communications Protocol
- 15. From Analog to Digital: The Evolution of MIDI Hardware
- 16. From Microcomputer to Music Computer: The MIDI Perspective
- 17. Further Advances in Hardware Design
- 18. The Changing Fortunes of the MIDI Manufacturing Sector
- VII. Desktop Synthesis and Signal Processing
- 19. From Minicomputer to Advanced Computer Workstation
- 20. The Personal Computer
- 21. The Digital Audio Workstation
- 22. Laptop Music and Related Activities
- 23. Synthesis, Signal Processing, and Spatialization
- 24. Performance Controllers: Evolution and Change
- VIII. Global Networking
- 25. The Internet
- 26. Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
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