Section 5: The Electronics of Music

Section 5: The Electronics of Music

Electronic music; Music technology; Avant-garde music; Experimental music; Composers--20th century; Music composition--Techniques; Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965; Electronic instruments; Electroacoustic music

A written essay examining the development and techniques of electronic music composition. The piece explores the technological and artistic dimensions of creating music through electronic means during the mid-1960s. This text serves as a companion piece to the accompanying flexidisc recording (Section 6), providing context and analysis for understanding electronic music as an emerging art form. The authors draw on their expertise in music performance and criticism to introduce readers to this experimental genre.

Bowers, Faubion, 1917-1999 (Author); Kunin, Daniel (Co-author)

Roaring Fork Press, New York City (as part of Aspen Magazine No. 4)

Spring 1967

Fiore, Quentin, 1920-2019 (Issue designer); Johnson, Phyllis (Editor/Publisher)

Is part of Aspen Magazine No. 4 (Spring 1967); Accompanies Section 6 (flexidisc recording of electronic music by Mario Davidovsky and Gordon Mumma)

Printed booklet or folded sheet; Text document

English

Essay; Critical writing; Music criticism; Educational text

Temporal: 1965-1971 Spatial: New York, N.Y. Aspen, CO.