MUSIC 238 - The History and Literature of Electronic and Computer Music

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Bard College

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Beginning with the history of such early electronic instruments as the theremin and the Ondes-Martenot, this course traces the development of electronic music from early musique concrète, elektronische musik, and tape music through the advent of live electronic music and computer music (from the early mainframe works of Mathews, Tenney, and Risset to recent and current PC-based interactive and multimedia pieces). Composers studied include Amacher, Anderson, Babbitt, Berio, Cage, Eno, Henry, Kosugi, Lewis, Martirano, Musica Elettronica, Nono,Oliveros, Pousseur, Schaeffer, Sonami, Sonic Arts Union, Spiegel, Stockhausen, Subotnik, Takahashi, Varèse, Viva, Xenakis, and Young. Other developments, including the ambient, illbient, and DJ scenes, are also studied.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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