Electronic Inspirations: Technologies of the Cold War Musical Avant-Garde
- Author: Iverson, Jennifer
This book is addressed to an audience not only of experts but also of students and music lovers. Iverson's effort to introduce the actors, networks, and music to all kinds of readers in an astute... — More…
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Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Origins: Creating a Laboratory
- Chapter 2. Kinship: Cage, Tudor, and the Timbral Utopia
- Chapter 3. Collaboration: The Science and Culture of Additive Synthesis
- Chapter 4. Reclaiming Technology: From Information Theory to Statistical Form
- Chapter 5: Controversy: The Aleatory Debates beyond Darmstadt
- Chapter 6: Techno-Synthesis: From Vocoder Speech to Electronic Music
- Epilogue
- Glossary of Actors
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- Index