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Bloomsbury Academic - Semi-Conducting: Rambles Through Thicket

Name: Bloomsbury Academic - Semi-Conducting: Rambles Through Thicket
Brand: Bloomsbury Academic
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Explore the evolution of modern sound with Semi-Conducting: Rambles Through the Post-Cagean Thicket by Bloomsbury Academic. Written by a composer deeply involved in experimental music, this book offers a comprehensive look at the technologies and people that have changed how we create and perceive sound over the last fifty years. Nicolas Collins serves as both a participant and a critical observer within the post-Cagean musical landscape. By combining personal anecdotes with rigorous analysis, he surveys the history and aesthetics of the musical avant-garde. This text is a valuable resource for those interested in how the boundaries of music have expanded through new tools and ideas. Readers will examine the connections between popular culture and avant-garde movements, as well as the changing definitions of improvisation and composition. As musical scores evolve in a digital world, this book provides necessary context for understanding the current state of musical theory and performance.

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Provides a historical tour of the music, technologies, and people that transformed sound perception and creation over the last fifty years.

Offers a unique perspective from a composer who is both a participant and a critical observer in the post-Cagean musical landscape.

Combines personal anecdotes with deep analysis to survey the history and aesthetics of the musical avant-garde.

Explores the complex relationships between popular culture and avant-garde musical movements.

Examines how the definitions of improvisation and composition shift in a world where musical scores are changing.

Serves as an essential study for those interested in music theory, composition, and the evolution of experimental sound.

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Brand: Bloomsbury Academic
Format: hardcover
ASIN: B0D85YFFYC
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Music > Music Theory, Composition & Performance > Composition & Orchestration
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 20 February 2025
Listed Since: 28 June 2024

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