The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music

. Ed(s): Dean, Roger T.

ISBN 10: 0195331613 / ISBN 13: 9780195331615

Published by OUP USA, 2009

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The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music provides a state-of-the-art cross-section of the most field-defining topics and debates in the field of computer music today. From music cognition to pedagogy to sociocultural analyses, this Handbook situates computer music in the broad context of its creation and performance across the full range of issues that crop up in contemporary discourse in the field. Editor(s): Dean, Roger T. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 624 pages, 9 black and white halftone, 43 line illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGV; AVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 255 x 181 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1205. . 2009. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music
• Publisher: OUP USA
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195331613
• ISBN 13: 9780195331615
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music offers a state-of-the-art cross-section of the most field-defining topics and debates in computer music today. A unique contribution to the field, it situates computer music in the broad context of its creation and performance across the range of issues - from music cognition to pedagogy to sociocultural topics - that shape contemporary discourse in the field.

Fifty years after musical tones were produced on a computer for the first time, developments in laptop computing have brought computer music within reach of all listeners and composers. Production and distribution of computer music have grown tremendously as a result, and the time is right for this survey of computer music in its cultural contexts. An impressive and international array of music creators and academics discuss computer music's history, present, and future with a wide perspective, including composition, improvisation, interactive performance, spatialization, sound synthesis, sonification, and modeling. Throughout, they merge practice with theory to offer a fascinating look into computer music's possibilities and enduring appeal.

About the Author

Roger Dean is Research Professor of Sonic Communication at the University of Western Sydney, and Founder and Artistic Director of austraLYSIS. He is also author of Hyperimprovisation: Computer Interactive Sound Improvisation (2003) and Sounds from the Corner: Australian Contemporary Jazz Since 1973 (2005)