Conversations with post World War II pioneers of electronic music

Publication Type:

Book

Source:

Toronto, ON : Canadian Music Centre, Canada (2015)

Abstract:

<p><span>Canadian composer, producer, and broadcaster, Norma Beecroft has compiled 23 transcribed interviews with prominent electroacoustic composers from the 1960s and 1970s. The book explores a variety of themes: the rise of technologies including magnetic tape to computer, the establishment of prominent electronic music studios in Europe and North America, and the unique perspectives and motivations of towering figures in 20th century music, among others.--website.</span></p>