Digital Music (Cambridge Introductions to Music)

This accessible Introduction explores each mainstream and experimental manifestations of digital music. From early recording gear to the newest multimedia performances, the historical past of digital music is filled with attention-grabbing characters, fascinating and weird music, and radical expertise. Masking many various eras, genres and media, analyses of works seem alongside crucial dialogue of central concepts and themes, making this a vital information for anybody approaching the topic for the primary time. Chapters embody key matters from synth pop to sound artwork, from digital dance music to electrical devices, and from the expression of pure sound to audiovisuals. Extremely illustrated and with a wide array of examples, the guide offers many recommendations for additional studying and listening to encourage college students to start their very own experiments on this thrilling discipline.