{"product_id":"from-xenakiss-upic-to-graphic-iannis-xenakis-9783775747417","title":"From Xenakis's Upic to Graphic Notation Today","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the legacy of Xenakis' innovations in music notation for contemporary composers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrained in mechanical engineering, Greek-French composer Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) transformed mathematical models into architectonic musical entities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the late 1970s Xenakis developed a digital apparatus that rendered waveforms drawn on a tablet as musical compositions. The device was called UPIC, or Unité Polyagogique Informatique du CEMAMu, named for the French contemporary music research institute that Xenakis had helped found a decade earlier. The device proved to be an essential tool for the development of contemporary music--a version of the software is still used by today's composers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing archival materials, this book examines the origins of Xenakis' UPIC. It also serves as a compositional tool: embedded QR codes allow readers to create their own sound-images from UPIC compositions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Iannis Xenakis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3775747419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783775747417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hatje Cantz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 6.14w x 2.13d","brand":"Iannis Xenakis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48442820133119,"sku":"9783775747417","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a80b23fd-6ca1-4b54-a391-5b3dae56a4ed.jpg?v=1777199989","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-xenakiss-upic-to-graphic-iannis-xenakis-9783775747417","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}