Electronic and computer music / Peter Manning.
| Author/creator |
Manning, Peter, 1948- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | Revised and expanded edition. |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004. |
| Description | x, 474 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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| Contents | The background, to 1945 -- Developments from 1945 to 1960 -- Paris and musique concrète -- Cologne and electronische musik -- Milan and elsewhere in Europe -- America -- New horizons in electronic design -- The voltage-controlled synthesizer -- The electronic repertory from 1960 -- Works for tape -- Live electronic music -- Rock and pop electronic music -- The digital revolution to 1980 -- The foundations of computer music -- From computer technology to musical creativity -- The microprocessor revolution -- The characteristics of digital audio -- MIDI -- The development of the MIDI communications protocol -- From analog to digital: the evolution of MIDI hardware -- From microcomputer to music computer: the MIDI dimension -- New horizons for MIDI-based technologies -- Desktop synthesis and signal processing -- Personal computers and sound processing -- Music workstations and related computing architectures -- The expanding perspective -- Performance controllers -- New horizons in synthesis and signal processing software. |
| Abstract | This updated and expanded third edition of Peter Manning's classic text deals with the development of the medium from its birth to the 21st century. The first section of the book, which remains essentially unchanged in this edition, covers electroacoustic music from its beginning at the turn of the century to 1945, the development of post-1945 'classical' studios, development of voltage-controlled technology, and its commercial exploitation in tape works, live electronic music, and the early use of electronics in rock and pop music. Section two, Computer Music, is heavily revised and significantly expanded and treats the digital revolution from the early experiments during the late 1950s and early 1960s to the advanced systems of today. Emphasizing the functional characteristics of emerging digital technologies and their influence on the creative development of the medium, Manning covers key developments in both commercial and the non-commercial sectors. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-425), discography (pages 427-450), and index. |
| LCCN | 2002155278 |
| ISBN | 0195144848 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0195170857 (pbk.) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML1380 .M36 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |