Electronic and Experimental Music: Foundations of New Music and New Listening (Media and Popularculture)
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (831 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415936446 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Holmes' original book, first published in 1985, was a beginner's introduction both to the theories of sound and sound production and to the history of some of the earliest experiments in instrument building and composition. In this new edition, the author thoroughly updates and enlarges the theoretical and historical sections. Electronic and Experimental Music is a second edition of a well-known text on the history of electronic music. He also presents new material on using home computers and the many so
He was the long-time publisher of the magazine Recordingsof Electronic Music . About the AuthorThom Holmes is a composer and performer of electronic music, as well as a software designer and consultant.
there is great value in seeing that so many of the fundamental The deep historical perspective is quite valuable. With all of the commentary from people who were participants in these pioneering activities, framed by the detail provided by Holmes, the stories of these seminal explorations can be *felt* by the reader; the gritty, organic urgency of people working with sparse resources, often in an environment that was indifferent, if not hostile. As always, there is great value in seeing that so many of the fundamental ideas . "Five Stars" according to Fabricio Carvalho. Very Good!. Fantastic, but, where is Bowie? Eye Flies This is a fantastic book about the origins and development of electronic music, covering both artists and engineers. The author begins with a brief survey of late-19th/early-20th century modernist and avant-garde European and American composers. He then follows the long lineage of artists, engineers, and tinkerers who, over the course of a century, contributed to the development and artistic use of such technologies as the telephone, the phonograph, the tape reco
. He was the long-time publisher of the magazine Recordingsof Electronic Music . Thom Holmes is a composer and performer of electronic music, as well as a software designer and consultant