Noise/Music: A History

by Paul Hegarty

Book Overview

Noise/Music looks at the phenomenon of noise in music, from experimental music of the early 20th century to the Japanese noise music and glitch electronica of today. It situates different musics in their cultural and historical context, and analyses them in terms of cultural aesthetics. Paul Hegarty argues that noise is a judgement about sound, that what was noise can become acceptable as music, and that in many ways the idea of noise is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826417272
• ISBN13: 9780826417275
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"