Electronic inspirations : technologies of the Cold War musical avant-garde / Jennifer Iverson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iverson, Jennifer, author.

Series:

New cultural history of music

Oxford scholarship online

The new cultural history of music

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic music--20th century--History and criticism.

Electronic music.

Westdeutscher Rundfunk. Studio für Elektronische Musik.

Westdeutscher Rundfunk.

Genre:

Electronic music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

For a decimated post-war West Germany, the electronic music studio at the WDR radio in Cologne was a beacon of hope. Collaborating with scientists and technicians, the studio's composers coaxed music from oscillators, generators, filters, and magnetic tape, reclaiming and repurposing military machines, spaces, and discourses into the new sounds of mid-century electronic music. Jennifer Iverson's 'Electronic Inspirations' traces the development of this music into a quintessential Cold War innovation - one that reverberated as much with anxiety as with the promise of a new age.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 8, 2019).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780190929138

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.