Electronic Music Pioneers
by Ben Kettlewell
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Author: Ben KettlewellBrand: ArtistPro
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-05-01
ISBN: 1931140170
Number of pages: 286
Model: 330795
Publisher: Artistpro
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Book Review: This book is a must. Highly recommended.
Summary: 5 Stars
The sleek digital synthesizer of today is so easy to play and so ubiquitous in the world of popular music that its presence is often taken for granted. In this well-researched, entertaining, and immensely readable book, Kettlewell chronicles the synthesizer's early, years, from the turn of the 20th century - through the mid-1990s. The author gives preeminent pioneer Robert Moog due prominence, but also charts the achievements of other luminaries from this era, such as rival inventors Donald Buchla, Tom Oberheim, Serge Teraphin and Alan Perlman, composers Wendy Carlos and Pauline Oliveras, and rock stars Keith Emerson and Jan Hammer. American readers will be interested to learn details of a lesser-known British entry in the analog synthesizer field-the VCS3-which became the preferred tool of many rock stars of the 1970s. The author is especially effective in exploring the cultural, sociological, and economic sides to the synthesizer revolution. Throughout, his prose is engagingly anecdotal and accessible, and readers are never asked to wade through dense, technological jargon. Yet there are enough details to enlighten those trying to understand this multidisciplinary field of music, acoustics, physics, and electronics. Highly recommended.
Summary of Electronic Music Pioneers
Author Ben Kettlewell presents an exhaustive text on the illustrious history of electronic music, from its beginnings with Leon Theremin to interviews with Dr. Robert Moog and artist Klaus Shulze. From software synths to Kraftwerk, even gangster rap, the electronic music explosion has made an impact on almost every aspect of the music industry. This exciting new book tells the stories of the people and inventions that revolutionized the musical sound palette. "Electronic Music Pioneers" is an expansive title filled with research and useful knowledge about the history and methods of electronic music with an extensive timeline of this music technology.Theater Books
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