Electronic and Computer Music by Peter Manning

Book Description
This updated and expanded third edition of Peter Manning's classic text,
Electronic and Computer Music, deals with the development of the medium
from its birth to the 21st century. The first section of the book,
which remains essentially unchanged in this edition, covers electroacoustic
music from its beginning at the turn of the century to 1945, the development
of post-1945 'classical' studios, development of voltage-controlled technology,
and its commercial exploitation in tape works, live electronic music,
and the early use of electronics in rock and pop music. Section two,
Computer Music, is heavily revised and significantly expanded and treats
the digital revolution from the early experiments during the late 1950s
and early 1960s to the advanced systems of today. Emphasizing the functional
characteristics of emerging digital technologies and their influence on the
creative development of the medium, Manning covers key developments in both
commercial and the non-commercial sectors.


Review
Illustrations:
1. The Background, to 1945 Developments from 1945 to 1960:
2. Paris and Musique Concrete
3. Cologne and Electronische Musik
4. Milan and Elsewhere in Europe
5. America New Horizons in Electronic Design:
6. The Voltage-Controlled Synthesizer
7. Works for Tape
8. Live Electronic Music
9. Rock and Pop Electronic Music The Digital Revolution to 1980:
10. The Foundations of Computer Music
11. From Computer Technology to Musical Creativity
 i. Software Synthesis and Computer-Assisted Composition
ii. Hybrid Synthesis
12. The Microprocessor Revolution Fundamentals of Digital Audio and Control:
13. The Characteristics of Digital Audio MIDI:
14. The Development of the MIDI Communications Protocol
15. From Analog to Digital: The Evolution of MIDI Hardware
 i. The Pioneering Phase, to 1983
ii. The Development of the MIDI Sampler
iii. New Directions in Synthesizer Architectures
iv. Beyond the Keyboard: Alternative Performance Controllers
v. Other MIDI-Related Hardware
16. From Microcomputer to Music Computer: The MIDI Dimension
17. New Horizons for MIDI-based Technologies Desktop Synthesis and Signal Processing:
18. Personal Computers and Sound Processing
19. Music Workstations and Related Computing Architectures The Expanding Perspective:
20. Performance Controllers
21. New Horizons in Synthesis and Signal Processing Software
22. Conclusion Note: Bibliography:

Discography: Index:

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