In Search of a Concrete Music: Volume 15
(Part of the California Studies in 20th-Century Music Series)
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Pierre Schaeffer's In Search of a Concrete Music ( la recherche d'une musique concr te) 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' tre 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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520265742
ISBN13:9780520265745
Release Date:November 2012
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:244 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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