Electric Sound: The Past and Promise of Electronic Music
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (872 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0133032310 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 370 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Excellent storytelling After this book went up in price (I paid less than $20 for it) I decided to re-review it. It's a good book. You get a feel for the excitement people were feeling in the dawn of the information age via first hand interviews. A great read, but in general sometimes the technology takes precedence over the music making. Since electronic and computer music is still in it's infancy, that really didn't bother me. Well written, interesting, often humorous, unapologetically archival, but not worth $80. If/when the price goes down, snag a copy, if not, go to a library.. A Promise Fulfilled This reviewer considers "Electric Sound" to be an important text on the history of 'academic', 'art' or 'classical' electronic music.The subtitle: 'The Past and Promise of Electronic Music' does indeed indicate the historical nature of the work, but the 'promise' seems to refer more to a promise fulfilled, rather than what is described in the last chapter: 'Where Are We Going?' ( which consists of less than 20 pages ).To give you an idea of the book's scope, consider the chapter titles: The Early Instruments, The Great Opening Up of Music to All Sounds, Expansion of the Tape Music Idea. An Overpriced History of Electronic Music Technology Although there was a spate of published historical surveys of electronic music during the early-to-mid 1970's, with the exception of Peter Manning's *Electronic & Computer Music*, there have been almost no synoptic overviews of the subject since then. Now comes Joel Chadabe's *Electric Sound*. One must admit that Chadabe's book does fill a void in the historical consideration of electronic music, and, for that reason alone, I wish that I could be more enthusiastic about it. The focus of this extremely overpriced paperbound book, however, is less on the significant achievements of compo
With a truly global perspective, this vivid and readable narrative provides a comprehensive overview of the history of electronic music. Based on more than 150 interviews with leaders in the field, this book allows readers to understand how and why the musicians, engineers and businessmen did what they did to develop the modern synthesizer to its current state.. The author draws upon his combined experience as composer, performer, researcher, entrepreneur, and teacher to provide insight into every aspect of electronic music, including the music itself, the instruments, and the business
The author draws upon his combined experience as composer, performer, researcher, entrepreneur, and teacher to provide insight into every aspect of electronic music, including the music itself, the instruments, and the industry. Based on more than 150 interviews with leaders in the field, this book allows students to understand how and why the musicians, engineers and businessmen did what they did to develop the modern synthesizer to its current state. From the Publisher With a truly global perspective, this vivid and readable narrative provides a comprehensive overview of the history of electronic music.