Details
ISBN: 9783837640229
Published: December 5, 2017
Publisher: Pear Press
Trim: 5.80 x 8.90 Inches
Pages: 354
The Loop
Chicago Architecture and the Social Imaginary
Kai Horstmannshoff, Ralph Paland
By Kai Horstmannshoff
Edited by Ralph Paland
American Culture Studies
About the Book
The integration of audible space is a central aspect of electroacoustic music. Ever since the earliest analogue days of electroacoustic music, pioneers of the genre—including Pierre Schaeffer, Iannis Xenakis, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Luigi Nono—used special devices and methods for their compositions and refined the possibilities of integrating the sound of space into music. In this anthology, analytical portraits of compositions and groups of compositions show the wide spectrum of spatial practices in early electroacoustic music. Additionally, retrospective views on the use of spatial composition in earlier epochs and in instrumental music of the twentieth century portray the practice of spatial composition in different eras and genres, as well as the universality of spatial music as a topic. This book contributes to a more differentiated understanding of the term "spatial music."