Electronic and experimental music : Pioneers in technology and composition /
Holmes, Thom
Electronic and experimental music : Pioneers in technology and composition / Thom Holmes. - Second edition. - xii, 322 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Previous ed.: New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1985.
Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes discography.
Early history - predecessors and pioneers (1874 to 1960) -- Electronic music before 1945 -- Early electronic music in Europe -- Early electronic music in the United States -- Early electronic music in Japan -- Analog synthesis and instruments -- Tape composition and fundamental concepts of electronic music -- Early synthesizers and experimenters -- Principles of analog synthesis and voltage control -- The voltage-controlled synthesizer -- The evolution of analog synthesizers -- Digital synthesis and computer music -- Early computer music (1953-85) -- The microprocessor revolution (1975-90) -- The principles of computer music -- The evolution of computer musical instruments and software -- The music -- Classical and experimental music -- Live electronic music and ambient music -- Rock, space age pop, and turntablism -- Pioneering works of electronic music. Part I. 1. 2. 3. 4. Part II. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Part III. 10. 11. 12. 13. Part IV. 14. 15. 16.
0415936438 9780415936439 0415936446 9780415936446
Electronic music--History and criticism
Avant-garde (Music)
781.69
Electronic and experimental music : Pioneers in technology and composition / Thom Holmes. - Second edition. - xii, 322 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Previous ed.: New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1985.
Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes discography.
Early history - predecessors and pioneers (1874 to 1960) -- Electronic music before 1945 -- Early electronic music in Europe -- Early electronic music in the United States -- Early electronic music in Japan -- Analog synthesis and instruments -- Tape composition and fundamental concepts of electronic music -- Early synthesizers and experimenters -- Principles of analog synthesis and voltage control -- The voltage-controlled synthesizer -- The evolution of analog synthesizers -- Digital synthesis and computer music -- Early computer music (1953-85) -- The microprocessor revolution (1975-90) -- The principles of computer music -- The evolution of computer musical instruments and software -- The music -- Classical and experimental music -- Live electronic music and ambient music -- Rock, space age pop, and turntablism -- Pioneering works of electronic music. Part I. 1. 2. 3. 4. Part II. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Part III. 10. 11. 12. 13. Part IV. 14. 15. 16.
0415936438 9780415936439 0415936446 9780415936446
Electronic music--History and criticism
Avant-garde (Music)
781.69