Electronic and computer music / Peter Manning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manning, Peter, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic music--History and criticism.

Electronic music.

Computer music--History and criticism.

Computer music.

Physical Description:

xii, 543 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]

Summary:

In this new edition of the classic text on the evolution of electronic music, Peter Manning extends the definitive account of the medium from its birth to include key developments from the dawn of the 21st century to the present day. The scope of the many developments that have taken place since the late 1990s are considered in a series of new and updated chapters, including topics such as the development of the digital audio workstation, laptop music, the Internet, and the emergence of new performance interfaces. Emphasizing the functional characteristics of emerging technologies and their influence on the creative development of the medium, Manning covers key developments in both commercial and non-commercial sectors to provide readers with the most comprehensive resource available on the evolution of this ever-expanding area of creativity. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Background to 1945 3

I Developments from 1945 to 1960

2 Paris and Musique Concrete 19

3 Cologne and Elektronische Musik 39

4 Milan and Elsewhere in Europe 68

5 America 74

II New Horizons in Electronic Design

6 The Voltage-Controlled Synthesizer 101

III The Electronic Repertory from 1960

7 Works for Tape 135

8 Live Electronic Music 157

9 Rock and Pop Electronic Music 168

IV The Digital Revolution to 1980

10 The Foundations of Computer Music 181

11 From Computer Technology to Musical Creativity 197

12 The Microprocessor Revolution 217

V Digital Audio

13 The Characteristics of Digital Audio 245

VI MIDI

14 The Development of the MIDI Communications Protocol 263

15 From Analog to Digital: The Evolution of MIDI Hardware 279

16 From Microcomputer to Music Computer: The MIDI Perspective 311

17 Further Advances in Hardware Design 327

18 The Changing Fortunes of the MIDI Manufacturing Sector 344

VII Desktop Synthesis and Signal Processing

19 From Minicomputer to Advanced Computer Workstation 365

20 The Personal Computer 382

21 The Digital Audio Workstation 395

22 Laptop Music and Related Activities 417

23 Synthesis, Signal Processing, and Spatialization 430

24 Performance Controllers: Evolution and Change 450

VIII Global Networking

25 The Internet 471

26 Conclusion 483.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [509]-512) and index.

ISBN:

9780199746392

0199746397

OCLC:

795687227