Overview

Interactive music refers to a composition or improvization in which software interprets live performances to produce music generated or modified by computers. The author presents both the technical and aesthetic possibilities of this area of computer music. Todd Winkler's own numerous compositions have been the laboratory for the research and development that resulted in this book. The author's examples use a graphical programming language called Max. Each example in the text is accompanied by a picture of how it appears on the computer screen. The same examples are included as software on the accompanying CD-ROM, playable on a Macintosh computer with a MIDI keyboard. Although this book is aimed at those interested in writing music and software using Max, the casual reader can learn the basic concepts of interactive compositions by just reading the text, without running any software. The book concludes with a discussion of late-1990s multimedia work incorporating projected images and video playback with sound for concert performances and art installations.

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Author:   Todd Winkler (Brown University)
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   MIT Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780262731393

ISBN 10:   0262731398
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   26 January 2001
Recommended Age:   From 18
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Beyond a clear and thorough introduction to Max programming, Todd Winkler's Composing Interactive Music presents and explains a comprehensive theoretical framework encompassing the major issues in the field. --Robert Rowe, Music Technology Program, New York University

Beyond a clear and thorough introduction to Max programming, ToddWinkler's Composing Interactive Music presents and explains acomprehensive theoretical framework encompassing the major issues inthe field. Robert Rowe , Music Technology Program, New York University Beyond a clear and thorough introduction to Max programming,Todd Winkler's Composing Interactive Music presents andexplains a comprehensive theoretical framework encompassing themajor issues in the field. Robert Rowe , Music Technology Program, New York University

Author Information

Todd Winkler is an award-winning composer whose works for interactive technology and mixed media have been performed at major international festivals. He is Assistant Professor of Music at Brown University, where he is Director of the MacColl Studios for Electronic Music.

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