On sonic art
by Wishart, Trevor.
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In his ground-breaking book On sonic art, Trevor Wishart takes a wide-ranging look at the new developments in music-making and musical aesthetics made possible by the advent of the computer and digital information processing. His emphasis is on musical rather than technical matters. Beginning with a critical analysis of the assumptions underlying the Western musical tradition and the traditional acoustic theories of Pythagoras and Helmholtz, he goes on to look in detail at such topics as the musical organization of complex sound-objects, using and manipulating representational sounds in the new music, organizing the spatial motion of sounds and the various dimensions of human and non-human utterance. In so doing, he seeks to learn lessons from areas (poetry and sound-poetry, film sound effects and animal communication) not traditionally associated with the field of music.--Back cover.
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Acoustics and physics, Computer composition, Music, Musical notation, Philosophy and aesthetics, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Music, Computer music, Music, philosophy and aesthetics, Musique, Acoustique et physique, Aspect psychologique, Philosophie et esthétique, Notation, History & criticism| Edition | Availability |
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On sonic art
1996, Harwood Academic Publishers, Routledge
in English
- New and rev. ed. / edited by Simon Emmerson.
3718658461 9783718658466
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-337) and index.
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