Formalized music : thought and mathematics in composition

Formalized music : thought and mathematics in composition / Iannis Xanakis.

Author/creator	Xenakis, Iannis, 1922-2001
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1971]
Description	x, 273 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Music--Philosophy and aesthetics. Composition (Music) Music--20th century --History and criticism. Music theory.

Contents	Free stochastic music -- Markovian stochastic music: theory -- Markovian stochastic music: applications -- Musical stratagy -- Free stochastic music by computer -- Symbolic music -- Conclusions and extensions for Chapters I-VI -- Towards a metamusic -- Towards a philosophy of music -- New proposals in microsound structure.
General note	Of the 9 chapters comprising the book, 8 originally appeared in various periodicals and 6 were published as Musiques formelles, Paris, 1963.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliography (pages 261-263) and index.
LCCN	76135017
ISBN	0253323789
Stock number	$15.00

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