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245 10 a| Semi-conductingh| [electronic resource] :b| rambles through the post-Cagean thicket /c| Nicolas Collins.;

260 a| New York :b| Bloomsbury Academic,c| 2025.;

300 a| ix, 259 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-247).;

505 0 a| A Hidden Switch -- I am Sitting in a Classroom -- Worlds of Music -- Four Ridiculously Large Speakers -- Interlude : Multitrack -- Playing with Chips -- The Infinite Amplification of Silence (or I Ching for Dummies) -- Old Guard Avant Garde -- Newcastle to Narvik -- The Eden Before Apple -- A Bright Red Electric Guitar -- Interlude : 33 1/3 RPM -- Devil's Music -- Planes, Trains and Step-Down Transformers -- A Computer Walks into a Bar -- We Were All Seated Around the Campfire -- Interlude : Soundcheck -- Still Lives -- STEIM - IRCAM with a Human Face -- Interlude : Silence -- Whistling in the Woods -- Strange Heaven -- Art School -- Interlude : How Things Work -- Hardware Hacking -- Salvage -- The Missing Switch -- Interlude : Things I'd Like to Own -- Surprise Me.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Written by a composer long immersed in new and experimental music this book provides a tour of the music, technologies and people that have transformed how we make, hear and think about sound over the past fifty years. As both a participant and critical observer in the post-Cagean musical landscape, Nicolas Collins uses anecdotes and analysis to survey the history and aesthetics of the musical avant-garde. It follows a personal chronology of observations and experiences with music, technology, economics and culture"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

600 10 a| Collins, Nicolas.;

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650 0 a| Musicy| 20th centuryx| History and criticism.;

650 0 a| Avant-garde (Music)x| Historyy| 21st century.;

650 0 a| Musicy| 21st centuryx| History and criticism.;

650 0 a| Computer musicx| History and criticism.;

650 0 a| Electronic musicx| History and criticism.;

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Semi-conducting rambles through the post-Cagean thicket / Nicolas Collins.

Author/creator	Collins, Nicolas
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.
Description	ix, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Collins, Nicolas. Avant-garde (Music)--History. --20th century. Music--20th century. --History and criticism. Avant-garde (Music)--History. --21st century. Music--21st century. --History and criticism. Computer music--History and criticism. Electronic music--History and criticism.

Contents	A Hidden Switch -- I am Sitting in a Classroom -- Worlds of Music -- Four Ridiculously Large Speakers -- Interlude : Multitrack -- Playing with Chips -- The Infinite Amplification of Silence (or I Ching for Dummies) -- Old Guard Avant Garde -- Newcastle to Narvik -- The Eden Before Apple -- A Bright Red Electric Guitar -- Interlude : 33 1/3 RPM -- Devil's Music -- Planes, Trains and Step-Down Transformers -- A Computer Walks into a Bar -- We Were All Seated Around the Campfire -- Interlude : Soundcheck -- Still Lives -- STEIM - IRCAM with a Human Face -- Interlude : Silence -- Whistling in the Woods -- Strange Heaven -- Art School -- Interlude : How Things Work -- Hardware Hacking -- Salvage -- The Missing Switch -- Interlude : Things I'd Like to Own -- Surprise Me.
Abstract	"Written by a composer long immersed in new and experimental music this book provides a tour of the music, technologies and people that have transformed how we make, hear and think about sound over the past fifty years. As both a participant and critical observer in the post-Cagean musical landscape, Nicolas Collins uses anecdotes and analysis to survey the history and aesthetics of the musical avant-garde. It follows a personal chronology of observations and experiences with music, technology, economics and culture"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-247).
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2024026855
ISBN	9798765127568 (paperback)
ISBN	9798765127551 (hardback)
ISBN	(ebook)
ISBN	(pdf)

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