TY - BOOK AU - Holmes,Thom TI - Electronic and experimental music: Pioneers in technology and composition SN - 0415936438 U1 - 781.69 21 PY - 2002/// CY - New York, London PB - Routledge KW - Electronic music KW - History and criticism KW - Avant-garde (Music) N1 - Previous ed.: New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1985; Includes bibliographical references and index; Includes discography; Part I; Early history - predecessors and pioneers (1874 to 1960) --; 1; Electronic music before 1945 --; 2; Early electronic music in Europe --; 3; Early electronic music in the United States --; 4; Early electronic music in Japan --; Part II; Analog synthesis and instruments --; 5; Tape composition and fundamental concepts of electronic music --; 6; Early synthesizers and experimenters --; 7; Principles of analog synthesis and voltage control --; 8; The voltage-controlled synthesizer --; 9; The evolution of analog synthesizers --; Part III; Digital synthesis and computer music --; 10; Early computer music (1953-85) --; 11; The microprocessor revolution (1975-90) --; 12; The principles of computer music --; 13; The evolution of computer musical instruments and software --; Part IV; The music --; 14; Classical and experimental music --; 15; Live electronic music and ambient music --; 16; Rock, space age pop, and turntablism --; Pioneering works of electronic music ER -