Author: GRIFFITHS, PAUL
Title: A Guide to Electronic Music
Description: London: Thames and Hudson, 1979. First Edition. Original decorated wrappers. ISBN: 0500272034. Slight soiling & foxing to fore & bottom edges. Top edge foxed & soiled. Covers, spine & corners somewhat worn & soiled. ; Slight soiling & foxing to fore & bottom edges. Top edge foxed & soiled. Covers, spine & corners somewhat worn & soiled. ; 20 x 13.3 x 11.2 cms; 128 pages; Paul Griffiths (born 24 November 1947) is a British music critic, novelist, and librettist, renowned for his extensive writings on modern classical music. He studied biochemistry at Lincoln College, Oxford, earning both a BA and an MSc. Transitioning to music criticism in 1971, Griffiths joined The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians in 1973 and later served as chief music critic for The Times (1982–1992) , The New Yorker (1992–1996) , and The New York Times (1997–2005). Griffiths has authored numerous books on contemporary music, including Modern Music: A Concise History from Debussy to Boulez (1978) and Modern Music and After: Directions Since 1945 (1995). His 1979 publication, A Guide to Electronic Music, offers an accessible overview of electronic instruments, tape music, synthesizers, and computer-controlled compositions, aiming to elucidate the background and suggest criteria for judgment in this evolving genre. Beyond criticism, Griffiths has written libretti for operas such as Tan Dun's Marco Polo (1996) and Elliott Carter's What Next? (1999). His novels, including Myself and Marco Polo (1989) and let me tell you (2008) , have received critical acclaim, with the former winning the 1990 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Novel in the Europe and South Asia region. In recognition of his contributions to music and literature, Griffiths was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2014.. Good with no dust jacket .
Keywords: 0500272034 Composers Keyboards Radio Musique Concrete Sound Art Listening Guides Digital Stockhausen Varese
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Title: A Guide to Electronic Music
Description: London: Thames and Hudson, 1979. First Edition. Original decorated wrappers. ISBN: 0500272034. Slight soiling & foxing to fore & bottom edges. Top edge foxed & soiled. Covers, spine & corners somewhat worn & soiled. ; Slight soiling & foxing to fore & bottom edges. Top edge foxed & soiled. Covers, spine & corners somewhat worn & soiled. ; 20 x 13.3 x 11.2 cms; 128 pages; Paul Griffiths (born 24 November 1947) is a British music critic, novelist, and librettist, renowned for his extensive writings on modern classical music. He studied biochemistry at Lincoln College, Oxford, earning both a BA and an MSc. Transitioning to music criticism in 1971, Griffiths joined The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians in 1973 and later served as chief music critic for The Times (1982–1992) , The New Yorker (1992–1996) , and The New York Times (1997–2005). Griffiths has authored numerous books on contemporary music, including Modern Music: A Concise History from Debussy to Boulez (1978) and Modern Music and After: Directions Since 1945 (1995). His 1979 publication, A Guide to Electronic Music, offers an accessible overview of electronic instruments, tape music, synthesizers, and computer-controlled compositions, aiming to elucidate the background and suggest criteria for judgment in this evolving genre. Beyond criticism, Griffiths has written libretti for operas such as Tan Dun's Marco Polo (1996) and Elliott Carter's What Next? (1999). His novels, including Myself and Marco Polo (1989) and let me tell you (2008) , have received critical acclaim, with the former winning the 1990 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Novel in the Europe and South Asia region. In recognition of his contributions to music and literature, Griffiths was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2014.. Good with no dust jacket .
Keywords: 0500272034 Composers Keyboards Radio Musique Concrete Sound Art Listening Guides Digital Stockhausen Varese
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- Book number: 63100
- Book number: 63100
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