Electronic and Computer Music: An Annotated Bibliography

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This work is a handy desk reference for academic and public library music reference collections as well as teachers, musicians and composers. The more than 250 books discussed represent a core bibliography on this late 20th-century phenomenon that is very much in transition as the concepts of "electronic" and "computer" merge into a single music, whether acoustic or electronic in origin. Of special interest is an up-to-date listing of on-line sources found on the Internet, including World Wide Web sites and electronic discussion lists. Topics represented include history, literature on synthesis and synthesizers, electronic music instruments and devices, electronic music composition, MIDI (musical instrument digital interface), the teaching of computer and electronic music, bibliographies and dictionaries. Covered by way of appendices are major dissertations and theses, lists of periodicals that have dealt with the subject, and a compilation of electronic music instrument and device system manuals currently in print.

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[A]n important bibliography. It separates books from the vast mass of essays and articles on computer and electronic music and brings them together in one volume. The essays introducing each section of the book are informative, as are often the annotations.-Music Reference Services Quarterly
This welcome addition to electronic and computer music is the only annotated compilation of sources for this field to date. It can be used as a standard reference for anyone interested in English-language sources pertaining to electronic or musical digital interface (MIDI) music.... Highly recommended for all college and university music library collections.-Choice
"An important bibliography. It separates books from the vast mass of essays and articles on computer and electronic music and brings them together in one volume. The essays introducing each section of the book are informative, as are often the annotations."-Music Reference Services Quarterly
"[A]n important bibliography. It separates books from the vast mass of essays and articles on computer and electronic music and brings them together in one volume. The essays introducing each section of the book are informative, as are often the annotations."-Music Reference Services Quarterly
"This welcome addition to electronic and computer music is the only annotated compilation of sources for this field to date. It can be used as a standard reference for anyone interested in English-language sources pertaining to electronic or musical digital interface (MIDI) music.... Highly recommended for all college and university music library collections."-Choice

Author Bio

ROBERT L. WICK is Assistant Professor and Fine Arts Bibliographer at the Auraria Library, University of Colorado at Denver. His interest in electronic and computer music bibliography grew as he developed a basic library collection for the Department of Music.