Book Review
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kenjariThe Cambridge Companion to Electronic Music
edited by Nick Collins
This book covers electronic music from its historical beginnings at the dawn of the 20th century to the present. The focus is on art music, and the perspective is very European. In addition to the usual scholarly chapters, there are two sections of short statements by various electronic music composers. I especially enjoyed the chapters on the history and context of electronic music, as well as those on live computer music, computer generation and manipulation of sounds, and the psychology of electronic music. The composer statements were often very interesting and enlightening. although some of the discussions of aesthetics got very arcane, I appreciated how the book resisted getting into the technical weeds of specific equipment or software.
edited by Nick Collins
This book covers electronic music from its historical beginnings at the dawn of the 20th century to the present. The focus is on art music, and the perspective is very European. In addition to the usual scholarly chapters, there are two sections of short statements by various electronic music composers. I especially enjoyed the chapters on the history and context of electronic music, as well as those on live computer music, computer generation and manipulation of sounds, and the psychology of electronic music. The composer statements were often very interesting and enlightening. although some of the discussions of aesthetics got very arcane, I appreciated how the book resisted getting into the technical weeds of specific equipment or software.
