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In Search of a Concrete Music (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,140
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In Search of a Concrete Music (Hardcover): Pierre Schaeffer

In Search of a Concrete Music (Hardcover)

Pierre Schaeffer; Translated by John Dack, Christine North

Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music, 15

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Pierre Schaeffer's "In Search of a Concrete Music" ("A la recherche d'une musique concrete") has long been considered a classic text in electroacoustic music and sound recording. Now Schaeffer's pioneering work - at once a journal of his experiments in sound composition and a treatise on the raison d'etre of "concrete music" - is available for the first time in English translation. Schaeffer's theories have had a profound influence on composers working with technology. However, they extend beyond the confines of the studio and are applicable to many areas of contemporary musical thought, such as defining an 'instrument' and classifying sounds. Schaeffer has also become increasingly relevant to DJs and hip-hop producers as well as sound-based media artists. This unique book is essential for anyone interested in contemporary musicology or media history.

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Imprint: University of California Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music, 15
Release date: November 2012
First published: 2012
Authors: Pierre Schaeffer
Translators: John Dack • Christine North
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 978-0-520-26573-8
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General
Books > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General
LSN: 0-520-26573-4
Barcode: 9780520265738

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