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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792234503321

Autore

Manning Peter <1948->

Titolo

Electronic and computer music / / Peter Manning

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-19-998643-6

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (570 p.)

Disciplina

786.709

Soggetti

Computer music - History and criticism

Electronic music - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 AudioVI. 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 ChangeVIII. 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; V; W; X; Y; Z



Sommario/riassunto

In this fourth 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.