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In Search of a Concrete Music
Pierre Schaeffer
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Description for In Search of a Concrete Music
Paperback. Suitable for those interested in contemporary musicology or media history, this title offers translation of the author's pioneering work - at once a journal of his experiments in sound composition and a treatise on the raison d'etre of concrete music. Translator(s): Dack, John; North, Christine. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 244 pages, 36 line illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
Pierre Schaeffer's "In Search of a Concrete Music" ("A la recherche d'une musique concrete") 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'etre 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 ... Read more
Pierre Schaeffer's "In Search of a Concrete Music" ("A la recherche d'une musique concrete") 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'etre 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
California Studies in 20th-Century Music
Condition
New
Weight
341g
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520265745
SKU
V9780520265745
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About Pierre Schaeffer
Composer Pierre Schaeffer (1910-1995) was the inventor of musique concrete music created by combining and manipulating recorded sounds (rather than being played on conventional musical instruments). Translators: John Dack is Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Sonic Arts Department at Middlesex University. Christine North is retired as Lecturer in French at Middlesex University.
Reviews for In Search of a Concrete Music
"Collects Schaeffer's journals and other writings about his musique concrete, which he created by manipulating recorded sounds." Harper's "One of the postwar period's most significant (and readable) grapplings with new artistic paradigms."
Rob Young Frieze "Completely changed how I hear the world and, after more than 30 years, I am still living with the consequences."
John Dack The ... Read more
Rob Young Frieze "Completely changed how I hear the world and, after more than 30 years, I am still living with the consequences."
John Dack The ... Read more