The Cambridge Companion To Electronic Music

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Musicians are always quick to adopt and explore new technologies. The fast-paced changes wrought by electrification, from the microphone via the analogue synthesiser to the laptop computer, have led to a wide range of new musical styles and techniques. Electronic music has grown to a broad field of investigation, taking in historical movements such as musique concrète and elektronische Musik, and contemporary trends such as electronic dance music and electronica. The first edition of this book won the 2009 Nicolas Bessaraboff Prize as it brought together researchers at the forefront of the sonic explorations empowered by electronic technology to provide accessible and insightful overviews of core topics and uncover some hitherto less publicised corners of worldwide movements. This updated and expanded second edition includes four entirely new chapters, as well as new original statements from globally renowned artists of the electronic music scene, and celebrates a diverse array of technologies, practices and music. Frontmatter Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Illustrations and Figures Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Chronology Introduction 1 The Origins of Electronic Music 2 Electronic Music and the Studio 3 Live Electronic Music 4 A History of Programming and Music Artist's Statements I 5 Interactivity and Live Computer Music 6 Algorithmic Composition 7 Live Audiovisuals 8 Network Music 9 Electronic Music and the Moving Image Artists' Statements II 10 Computer Generation and Manipulation of Sounds 11 Trends in Electroacoustic Music 12 Electronic Sound Art and Aesthetic Experience 13 DIY and Maker Communities in Electronic Music 14 Extending the Instrumental Sound World Using Electronics 15 The Analysis of Electronic Music Artists' Statements III References Index Miscellaneous endmatter