The Cambridge Companion to Electronic Music
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The Cambridge Companion to Electronic Music

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Cambridge Companion to Electronic Music

About this book

Musicians are always quick to adopt and explore new technologies. The fast-paced changes wrought by electrification, from the microphone via the analogue synthesiser to the laptop computer, have led to a wide range of new musical styles and techniques. Electronic music has grown to a broad field of investigation, taking in historical movements such as musique concrète and elektronische Musik, and contemporary trends such as electronic dance music and electronica. The first edition of this book won the 2009 Nicolas Bessaraboff Prize as it brought together researchers at the forefront of the sonic explorations empowered by electronic technology to provide accessible and insightful overviews of core topics and uncover some hitherto less publicised corners of worldwide movements. This updated and expanded second edition includes four entirely new chapters, as well as new original statements from globally renowned artists of the electronic music scene, and celebrates a diverse array of technologies, practices and music.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Series information
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright information
  6. Table of contents
  7. List of figures
  8. List of contributors
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Chronology
  11. Introduction
  12. 1 The Origins of Electronic Music
  13. 2 Electronic Music and the Studio
  14. 3 Live Electronic Music
  15. 4 A History of Programming and Music
  16. 5 Interactivity and Live Computer Music
  17. 6 Algorithmic Composition
  18. 7 Live Audiovisuals
  19. 8 Network Music
  20. 9 Electronic Music and the Moving Image
  21. 10 Computer Generation and Manipulation of Sounds
  22. 11 Trends in Electroacoustic Music
  23. 12 Electronic Sound Art and Aesthetic Experience
  24. 13 DIY and Maker Communities in Electronic Music
  25. 14 Extending the Instrumental Sound World Using Electronics
  26. 15 The Analysis of Electronic Music
  27. References
  28. Index