electronic and computer music

the brief intro

What is Computer Music/Electronic Music?Technically, anything reproduced through

computer or electronic means. CD, iPod, radio

Usually refers to music originally produced through computer or electronic means.

Still, this is a very broad umbrella.

Some Listening (old)

Tchaikovsky: Valse Sentimentale, performed by Clara Rockmore on the Theremin.

Henry: Variations for a Man and a DoorLouis and Bebe Barron: Main Title from

Forbidden Planet (1956)Edgard Varese: Poem Electronique (1958)

Some listening (not quite as old)

Mario Davidovsky: Synchronism No. 6Steve Reich: Its gonna rain/Come outChowning Stria (1977)Eno Unfamiliar Wind (Leaks Hills) 78 - 82

OK, it’s all old

Paul Lansky: idle chatterJohn Zorn: Forbidden FruitRadioheadNIN

Reading Assignment (due 1/17)

From Feb. 2000 Electronic Musician, Joel Chadabe’s article “The Electronic Century Part I: Beginnings”.http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=crh&an=2748024

Accessing the Chadabe Article Online Through The BSU Library Go to the Bracken Library website http://www.bsu.edu/library Select the CardCat link Perform a search for electronic musician by title Electronic Musician comes up as the fourth record in the list. Select

Details for the record. After the catalog entry, you'll find two Bracken locations for the item.

Choose the Link Via under the Online location (first location). This will take you to the online database (EBSCO) that includes EM.

To the right in the window is a listing of years. Choose 2000, then choose February from the expanded month list.

Choose the article from the table of contents. You can choose to create a personal research account on EBSCO,

which will allow to save the article to a folder, or to disk. You can also email the article to yourself (without an EBSCO account)