Sound Inventions: Selected Articles from Experimental Musical Instruments

.Sound Inventions is a collection of 34 articles taken from Experimental Musical Instruments, the seminal journal published from 1984 through 1999. In addition to the selected articles, the editors have contributed introductory essays, placing the material in cultural and temporal context, providing an overview of the field both before and after the time of original publication. The Experimental Musical Instruments journal contributed extensively to a number of sub-fields, including sound sculpture and sound art, sound design, tuning theory, musical instrument acoustics, timbre and timbral perception, musical instrument construction and materials, pedagogy, and contemporary performance and composition. This book provides a picture of this important early period, presenting a wealth of material that is as valuable and relevant today as it was when first published, making it essential reading for anyone researching, working with or studying sound.Additional ISBNs9780367434731, 9781003003526, 9781000360653, 9781000360677Sound Inventions: Selected Articles from Experimental Musical Instruments 1st Edition and published by Focal Press. ISBNs for Sound Inventions are 9781000360691, 1000360695 and the print ISBNs are 9780367434748, 0367434741. Additional ISBNs include 9780367434731, 9781003003526, 9781000360653, 9781000360677.