In Search of a Concrete Music: Volume 15 by Schaeffer, Pierre

In Search of a Concrete Music: Volume 15 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520265745)

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Format: Paperback
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In Search of a Concrete Music: Volume 15 by Schaeffer, Pierre

In Search of a Concrete Music: Volume 15

$34.95
In Search of a Concrete Music: Volume 15 by Schaeffer, Pierre

In Search of a Concrete Music: Volume 15

$34.95
Format: Paperback
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Pierre Schaeffer's In Search of a Concrete Music (ﾀ la recherche d'une musique concr鑼e) 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'黎re 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 sounds. Schaeffer has also become increasingly relevant to DJs and hip-hop producers as well as sound-based media artists. This unique book is essential for anyone interested in contemporary musicology or media history.

Author: Pierre Schaeffer
ISBN-10: 0520265742
ISBN-13: 9780520265745
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 11/26/2012
Pages: 244
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2013
By Pierre Schaeffer
By Pierre Schaeffer
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Composer Pierre Schaeffer (1910-1995) was the inventor of musique concr鑼e 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.

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