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Microsound : Microsound - Curtis Roads

Microsound

By: Curtis Roads

Paperback | 20 August 2004

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Below the level of the musical note lies the realm of microsound, of sound particles lasting less than one-tenth of a second. Recent technological advances allow us to probe and manipulate these pinpoints of sound, dissolving the traditional building blocks of music -- notes and their intervals -- into a more fluid and supple medium. The sensations of point, pulse (series of points), line (tone), and surface (texture) emerge as particle density increases. Sounds coalesce, evaporate, and mutate into other sounds.Composers have used theories of microsound in computer music since the 1950s. Distinguished practitioners include Karlheinz Stockhausen and Iannis Xenakis. Today, with the increased interest in computer and electronic music, many young composers and software synthesis developers are exploring its advantages. Covering all aspects of composition with sound particles, Microsound offers composition theory, historical accounts, technical overviews, acoustical experiments, descriptions of musical works, and aesthetic reflections. The book is accompanied by an audio CD of examples.

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"Treats the subject of granular sound fully and deeply, and stands as the best single text on the subject ever written.... Microsound is packed with insight and stimulating ideas." - Douglas Geers, Electronic Musician

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Non-FictionEngineering & TechnologyOther Technologies & Applied SciencesSciencePhysicsClassical MathematicsWave Mechanics including Vibration & AcousticsArts & EntertainmentMusicMusical Instruments & Instrumental EnsemblesElectronic Musical InstrumentsTheory of Music & Musicology
Computing & I.T.Computer ScienceAudio ProcessingArtificial IntelligenceSpeech RecognitionMusic Styles & GenresElectronic Music

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