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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Manning (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, University of Durham, Durham, Great Britain)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Edition: 4th Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 23.10cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 15.50cm Weight: 0.794kg ISBN: 9780199746392ISBN 10: 0199746397 Pages: 576 Publication Date: 25 April 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews<br> Electronic and Computer Music is well-researched and clearly written . There isn't a better book out there in English that presents the history of this field as clearly or comprehensively. --Computer Music Journal<p><br> This is a thoroughly recommended book which covers the enormous field with commendable organization. --Tempo<p><br> This is a deeply informed and lucidly written book. In its detailed information and balanced treatment, this book has no rivals. --Hi Fi News and Record Review<p><br> Manning's carefully documented history and development of electronic and computer music provides an updated version of the 1985 edition. An extensive bibliography, discography, and index complete this informative account of the history and development of electronic and computer music. --International Journal of Music Education <p><br> The greatest contribution of Manning's book to the knowledge of electronic music lies in the impressive mastery of technical detail he displays . This book provides invaluable background information and may function as a regularly consulted encyclopedia. --Technology and Culture <p><br> <br>Reviews of the Previous Edition: <p><br> Electronic and Computer Music is well-researched and clearly written . There isn't a better book out there in English that presents the history of this field as clearly or comprehensively. --Computer Music Journal<p><br> This is a thoroughly recommended book which covers the enormous field with commendable organization. --Tempo<p><br> This is a deeply informed and lucidly written book. In its detailed information and balanced treatment, this book has no rivals. --Hi Fi News and Record Review<p><br> Manning's carefully documented history and development of electronic and computer music provides an updated version of the 1985 edition. An extensive bibliography, discography, and index complete this informative account of the history and development of electronic and computer music. --International Journal of Music Education <p><br> The greatest contribution of Manning's book to the knowledge of electronic music lies in the impressive mastery of technical detail he displays . This book provides invaluable background information and may function as a regularly consulted encyclopedia. --Technology and Culture <p><br> Provides a remarkable breadth of scientifically oriented information for advanced students and practitioners in the field who need to understand how the current technological landscape came about. This new edition, along with the earlier editions, belongs in academic music research libraries as well as relevant science collections...Highly recommended. --ChoiceReviews of the Previous Edition: This is a thoroughly recommended book which covers the enormous field with commendable organization. --Tempo This is a deeply informed and lucidly written book. In its detailed information and balanced treatment, this book has no rivals. --Hi Fi News and Record Review Manning's carefully documented history and development of electronic and computer music provides an updated version of the 1985 edition. An extensive bibliography, discography, and index complete this informative account of the history and development of electronic and computer music. --International Journal of Music Education The greatest contribution of Manning's book to the knowledge of electronic music lies in the impressive mastery of technical detail he displays . This book provides invaluable background information and may function as a regularly consulted encyclopedia. --Technology and Culture Electronic and Computer Music is well-researched and clearly written . There isn't a better book out there in English that presents the history of this field as clearly or comprehensively. --Computer Music Journal Manning ... presents an in-depth history of electronic and computer music by tracing the technological developments that gave birth to it and governed its evolution ... he provides a remarkable breadth of scientifically oriented information for advanced students and practitioners in the field who need to understand how the current technological landscape came about. This new edition, along with the earlier editions, belongs in academic music research libraries as well as relevant science collections. * D. Arnold, Choice * Manning ... presents an in-depth history of electronic and computer music by tracing the technological developments that gave birth to it and governed its evolution ... he provides a remarkable breadth of scientifically oriented information for advanced students and practitioners in the field who need to understand how the current technological landscape came about. This new edition, along with the earlier editions, belongs in academic music research libraries as well as relevant science collections. D. Arnold, Choice Author InformationPeter Manning is director of the Electronic Music Studio at The University of Durham, UK, a position he has held since 1980. In addition to writing books and articles on the history and development of the medium he has directed several research programs into computer music and composed a number of electroacoustic works that have been widely performed in Europe, the Far East, and America. 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