Understanding the Art of Sound Organization

by Leigh Landy

Book Overview

The first work to propose a comprehensive musicological framework to study sound-based music, a rapidly developing body of work that includes electroacoustic art music, turntable composition, and acoustic and digital sound installations.

The art of sound organization, also known as electroacoustic music, uses sounds not available to traditional music making, including prerecorded, synthesized, and processed sounds. The body of work...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262529254
• ISBN13: 9780262529259
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher