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I've finished reading a book called "Electronic and Experimental Music" written by Thom Holmes. This book proved to be a very interesting read and there were times when I just couldn't put it down. The book introduces you to electronic music by outlining the precedents that lead up to the creation of the music genre. One of my favorite paragraphs is; "You will rarely find an electronic work that can be accurately transcribed and reproduced from sheet music. It does not exist as "potential music" except in the form of notes, instructions and ideas made by the composer. Conventional musical notation is not practical for electronic music. You cannot study it as you would a piece of scored music. Experiencing electronic music is, by its nature, a part of its actualisation." The book discusses the technology, it's inventors, the pioneering engineers and composers who first used and continued to improved on the technologies, methods and the applications applied to it. It gives you an insight on how the first live electronic performances where pieced together by their composers/creators and the effect these live electronic music acts had on the audience. If navigates all the way up to the mainstream and stops on the verge of what we consider today's modern electronic music. If your interested in the history of electronic or similar genres I recommend you acquire a copy. The books ISBN is 0-415-93644-6
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