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Description:On the legacy of Xenakis’ innovations in music notation for contemporary composersTrained in mechanical engineering, Greek-French composer Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) transformed mathematical models into architectonic musical entities.In the late 1970s Xenakis developed a digital apparatus that rendered waveforms drawn on a tablet as musical compositions. The device was called UPIC, or Unité Polyagogique Informatique du CEMAMu, named for the French contemporary music research institute that Xenakis had helped found a decade earlier. The device proved to be an essential tool for the development of contemporary music―a version of the software is still used by today’s composers.Featuring archival materials, this book examines the origins of Xenakis’ UPIC. It also serves as a compositional tool: embedded QR codes allow readers to create their own sound-images from UPIC compositions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with From Xenakis's UPIC to Graphic Notation Today. To get started finding From Xenakis's UPIC to Graphic Notation Today, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 672

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Release: 2020

ISBN: 3775747419

Description: On the legacy of Xenakis’ innovations in music notation for contemporary composersTrained in mechanical engineering, Greek-French composer Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) transformed mathematical models into architectonic musical entities.In the late 1970s Xenakis developed a digital apparatus that rendered waveforms drawn on a tablet as musical compositions. The device was called UPIC, or Unité Polyagogique Informatique du CEMAMu, named for the French contemporary music research institute that Xenakis had helped found a decade earlier. The device proved to be an essential tool for the development of contemporary music―a version of the software is still used by today’s composers.Featuring archival materials, this book examines the origins of Xenakis’ UPIC. It also serves as a compositional tool: embedded QR codes allow readers to create their own sound-images from UPIC compositions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with From Xenakis's UPIC to Graphic Notation Today. To get started finding From Xenakis's UPIC to Graphic Notation Today, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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