Treatise on Musical Objects: An Essay across Disciplines (California Studies in 20th-Century Music)
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (977 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520294297 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 616 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Christine North and John Dack have shown tremendous skill, patience, and care in rendering Schaeffer’s often challenging style into English, doing justice to both the content of his ideas and the style in which they are expressed."—Eric Drott, Associate Professor of Music Theory, University of Texas at Austin "Almost seventy years after the invention of musique concrète, this seminal text is still absolutely crucial for those curious about music, sound, composing, and the experience of listening. To have an English translation of this volume at long last is a cause for celebration. Schaeffer’s astonishing book is at last available in English thanks to the wonderful work
Drawing on acoustics, physics, and physiology, but also on philosophy and the relationship between subject and object, Schaeffer’s essay summarizes his theoretical and practical work in music composition. Translators Christine North and John Dack present an important book in the history of ideas in Europe that will resonate far beyond electroacoustic music.. Schaeffer expands his earlier research in musique concrète to suggest a methodology of working with sounds based on his experiences in radio broadcasting and the recording studio. The Treatise on Musical Objects is regarded as Pierre Schaeffer’s most important work on music and its relationship with technology