Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book provides a unique critical perspective on electronic music from its inception to the present day, placing emphasis on the works as well as on the philosophical, artistic, and technical features that have shaped the music's growth. Beginning with the antecedents of electronic music from the turn of the century to World War II, the book covers the design philosophy and output of the "classical" studios of the 1950s; the advent of voltage control and the resulting upsurge of creative activity; and the burgeoning field, of computer music over the past twenty years. The volume is enhanced by a bibliography and an extensive discography.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• 1 The Background, to 1945 (p. 1)
• Developments from 1945 to 1960 (p. 17)
• 2 Paris and Musique Concrète (p. 19)
• 3 Cologne and Elektronische Musik (p. 43)
• 4 Milan and Elsewhere in Europe (p. 79)
• 5 America (p. 86)
• New Horizons in Electronic Design (p. 115)
• 6 The Voltage-Controlled Synthesizer (p. 117)
• The Electronic Repertory from 1960 (p. 157)
• 7 Works for Tape (p. 159)
• 8 Live Electronic Music (p. 187)
• 9 Rock and Pop Electronic Music (p. 201)
• The Digital Revolution (p. 211)
• 10 The Birth of Computer Music (p. 213)
• 11 New Horizons in Digital Technology (p. 253)
• 12 The Midi Synthesizer (p. 289)
• 13 From Microcomputer to Music Supercomputer (p. 324)
• 14 Conclusion (p. 354)
• Bibliography (p. 361)
• Discography (p. 364)
• Index (p. 379)