Cybersonic arts : adventures in American new music

Cybersonic arts : adventures in American new music / Gordon Mumma ; edited with commentary by Michelle Fillion ; foreword by Christian Wolff.

Composer, performer, instrument builder, teacher, and writer Gordon Mumma has left an indelible mark on the American contemporary music scene. A prolific composer and innovative French horn player, Mumma is recognized for integrating advanced electronic processes into musical structures, an approach...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mumma, Gordon, 1935-
Other Authors: Fillion, Michelle, 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2015]
Series:Music in American life.
Subjects:
Mumma, Gordon, > 1935-
1900-1999
Music > United States > 20th century > History and criticism.
Electronic music > United States > History and criticism.
Avant-garde (Music) > United States > History > 20th century.
MUSIC > Individual Composer & Musician.
Avant-garde (Music)
Computer music
Electronic music
Music
United States
History
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by Christian Wolff
  • Introduction / by Michelle Fillion
  • Preamble. Gordon Mumma : a short biography / by Michelle Fillion
  • part I. Unmarked interchange : Ann Arbor and the once years (1960-66)
  • part II. Cybersonics and the sonic arts (1966-75)
  • part III. In the Cunningham circle
  • part IV. Not wanting to say anything about John (Cage)
  • part V. Latin America
  • part VI. An American gallery
  • part VII. Mumma on Mumma
  • Appendix. Selective list of Gordon Mumma's musical compositions.

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