Electronic and computer music / Peter Manning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manning, Peter, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer music--History and criticism.

Computer music.

Electronic music--History and criticism.

Electronic music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (570 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this fourth edition of the classic text on the history and 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.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; 1. The Background to 1945; I. Developments from 1945 to 1960; 2. Paris and Musique Concrète; 3. Cologne and Elektronische Musik; 4. Milan and Elsewhere in Europe; 5. America; II. New Horizons in Electronic Design; 6. The Voltage-Controlled Synthesizer; III. The Electronic Repertory from 1960; 7. Works for Tape; 8. Live Electronic Music; 9. Rock and Pop Electronic Music; IV. The Digital Revolution to 1980; 10. The Foundations of Computer Music; 11. From Computer Technology to Musical Creativity; 12. The Microprocessor Revolution; V. Digital Audio

13. The Characteristics of Digital AudioVI. MIDI; 14. The Development of the MIDI Communications Protocol; 15. From Analog to Digital: The Evolution of MIDI Hardware; 16. From Microcomputer to Music Computer: The MIDI Perspective; 17. Further Advances in Hardware Design; 18. The Changing Fortunes of the MIDI Manufacturing Sector; VII. Desktop Synthesis and Signal Processing; 19. From Minicomputer to Advanced Computer Workstation; 20. The Personal Computer; 21. The Digital Audio Workstation; 22. Laptop Music and Related Activities; 23. Synthesis, Signal Processing, and Spatialization

24. Performance Controllers: Evolution and ChangeVIII. Global Networking; 25. The Internet; 26. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 16, 2013).

ISBN:

0-19-998643-6

OCLC:

922972579