Conversations with Post World War II Pioneers of Electronic Music

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 2 February, 2021 - 16:50

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Beecroft, Norma

Source:

Toronto, ON : Canadian Music Centre, Canada (2018)

ISBN:

9781999485504

Call Number:

M1380

URL:

https://cmccanada.org/shop/978-1-999485-50-4/

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</span></p>