Technology revolutionized the ways that music was produced in the 20th century. As that century drew to a close and a new century began a new revolution in roles was underway. The separate categories of composer, performer, distributor and listener are being challenged, while the sounds of the world itself become available for musical use. All kinds of sounds are now brought into the remit of composition, enabling the music of others to be sampled (or plundered), including that of unwitting musicians from non-western cultures. This sound world may appear contradictory - stimulating and invigorating as well as exploitative and destructive. This book addresses some of the issues now posed by the brave new world of music produced with technology.
Edited by:
Simon Emmerson
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 156mm
Weight: 650g
ISBN: 9780754601098
ISBN 10: 0754601099
Pages: 262
Publication Date: 28 December 2000
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Professional & Vocational
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction, Simon Emmerson; Part 1 Listening and interpreting; Chapter 1 Through and around the acousmatic: the interpretation of electroacoustic sounds, Luke Windsor; Chapter 2 Simulation and reality: the new sonic objects, Ambrose Field; Chapter 3 Beyond the acousmatic: hybrid tendencies in electroacoustic music, Simon Waters; Part 2 Cultural noise; Chapter 4 Plunderphonics, Chris Cutler; Chapter 5 Crossing cultural boundaries through technology?, Simon Emmerson; Chapter 6 Cacophony, Robert Worby; Part 3 New places, spaces and narratives; Chapter 7 Art on air: a profile of new radio art, Kersten Glandien; Chapter 8 ‘Losing touch?’: the human performer and electronics, Simon Emmerson; Chapter 9 Stepping outside for a moment: narrative space in two works for sound alone, Katharine Norman;
Simon Emmerson, De Montfort University, UK Simon Emmerson, Luke Windsor, Ambrose Field, Simon Waters, Chris CutlerRobert Worby, Kersten Glandien, Katharine Norman.
Reviews for Music, Electronic Media and Culture
’...the essays are well written and teem with marvelous insights...well worth owning.’ The Tentacle '... rich bibliographical references [...] follow each chapter.' International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music
