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Electronic and Computer Music (Paperback, 4th Revised edition)
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Electronic and Computer Music (Paperback, 4th Revised edition)
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In this new 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. After
explaining the antecedents of electronic music from the turn of the
20th century to the Second World War, Manning discusses the
emergence of the early 'classical' studios of the 1950s, and the
subsequent evolution of more advanced analogue technologies during
the 1960s and '70s, leading in turn to the birth and development of
the MIDI synthesizer. Attention then turns to the characteristics
of the digital revolution, from the pioneering work of Max Mathews
at Bell Telephone Laboratories in the 1950s to the wealth of
resources available today, facilitated by the development of the
personal computer and allied digital technologies. The scope and
extent of the technical and creative developments that have taken
place since the late 1990s are considered in an extended series of
new and updated chapters. These include topics such as the
development of the digital audio workstation, laptop music, the
Internet, and the emergence of new performance interfaces. Manning
offers a critical perspective of the medium in terms of the
philosophical and technical features that have shaped its growth.
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 the
non-commercial sectors to provide readers with the most
comprehensive resource available on the evolution of this
ever-expanding area of creativity.
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