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The Composer's Black Box
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Summary
The Composer’s Black Box: Reimagining Music in the Age of Technology
Stories about new musical instruments are often told as quests for new kinds of sounds. The Composer’s Black Box asks, What happens when new musical instruments produce not only new sounds but also new dynamics of musical agency and control? And what consequences do those new dynamics have for musicality beyond sound?
With a focus on five key figures—Morton Subotnick, Pauline Oliveros, Donald Buchl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780520410206 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0520410203 |
| Series: | California Studies in Music, Sound, and Media |
| Author: | Theodore Gordon |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 274 |
| Release Date: | 2 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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Theodore Gordon
Theodore Gordon is Assistant Professor of Music at Baruch College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York.
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