{"product_id":"in-search-of-a-concrete-music-volume-15-9780520265745","title":"In Search of a Concrete Music: Volume 15","description":"Pierre Schaeffer's \u003ci\u003eIn Search of a Concrete Music (À la recherche d'une musique concrète)\u003c\/i\u003e has long been considered a classic text in electroacoustic music and sound recording. Now Schaeffer's pioneering work--at once a journal of his experiments in sound composition and a treatise on the raison d'être of \"concrete music\"--is available for the first time in English translation. Schaeffer's theories have had a profound influence on composers working with technology. However, they extend beyond the confines of the studio and are applicable to many areas of contemporary musical thought, such as defining an 'instrument' and classifying sounds. Schaeffer has also become increasingly relevant to DJs and hip-hop producers as well as sound-based media artists. This unique book is essential for anyone interested in contemporary musicology or media history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComposer \u003cb\u003ePierre Schaeffer\u003c\/b\u003e (1910-1995) was the inventor of musique concrète music created by combining and manipulating recorded sounds (rather than being played on conventional musical instruments). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Translators: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Dack\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Sonic Arts Department at Middlesex University. \u003cb\u003eChristine North\u003c\/b\u003e is retired as Lecturer in French at Middlesex University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50325013430546,"sku":"9780520265745","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e1142c39-d6bf-4f52-909c-c68c5b1567e8.jpg?v=1727678256","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-search-of-a-concrete-music-volume-15-9780520265745","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}