1st Edition
From Music to Sound The Emergence of Sound in 20th- and 21st-Century Music
By Makis Solomos
Copyright 2020
296 Pages
60 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
294 Pages
60 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
294 Pages
60 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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From Music to Sound is an examination of the six musical histories whose convergence produces the emergence of sound, offering a plural, original history of new music and showing how music had begun a change of paradigm, moving from a culture centred on the note to a culture of sound. Each chapter follows a chronological progression and is illustrated with numerous musical examples. The... Read more
Chapter 1. On timbre
Chapter 2. On Noise
Chapter 3. Listening (sounds)
Chapter 4. Immersion in sound
Chapter 5. Composing sound
Chapter 6. Sound-space
Biography
Makis Solomos was born in Greece and now lives in France, working as Professor of Musicology at the Université Paris 8 and as director of the research team MUSIDANSE. He has published many books and articles about new music, and he is one of the main international specialists of Xenakis’ music. Extending this book, he is now developing the frameworks for an ecology of sound and music.
