| ISBN |
9780199746392 (pbk.) |
|
0199746397 (pbk.) |
| Description |
xii, 543 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (p.[509]-512) and index. |
| Contents |
1. The Background to 1945 -- I. Developments from 1945 to 1960 -- 2. Paris and Musique Concrete -- 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 -- Photo gallery follows page 132. |
| Subject |
Electronic music -- History and criticism.
|
|
Computer music -- History and criticism.
|
|
