Electronic and Experimental Music by Thom Holmes

Electronic and Experimental Music by Thom Holmes

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Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture, Sixth Edition, presents an extensive history of electronic music—from its historical beginnings in the late nineteenth century to its everchanging present—recounting the musical ideas that arose in parallel with technological progress.

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Electronic and Experimental Music by Thom Holmes

Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture, Sixth Edition, presents an extensive history of electronic musicfrom its historical beginnings in the late nineteenth century to its everchanging presentrecounting the musical ideas that arose in parallel with technological progress.

"Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture is one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date references for teaching experimental computer musicThis work provides an incisive overview of the field, to understand the history and current practice of computer music."

—Terence M. Pender, Associate Director, Computer Music Center, Columbia University

Thom Holmes is a music historian and composer. He studied composition with Paul Epstein in Philadelphia, published the magazine Recordings of Experimental Music (1979–85), and worked with John Cage. He has recently been a member of Composers Inside Electronics, an electronic music performing ensemble dedicated to the realization of works by David Tudor. Holmes produces a personal blog, Noise and Notations, writes the blog Moog: A History in Recordings for the Bob Moog Foundation, and originated and maintains the Holmes Archive of Electronic Music, a curated collection of vintage electronic music recordings spanning the years 1930-85.

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ISBN 13 9781138365469
ISBN 10 1138365467
Title Electronic and Experimental Music
Author Thom Holmes
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2020-03-19
Number of pages 648
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