Reminded by the Instruments offers an in-depth look at the work of post-war avant-garde pianist and composer David Tudor. Examining not only Tudor's pioneering work as a composer-performer but also his homemade modular instruments that radically altered electronic music, author You Nakai illuminates our understanding of the means of sound production in experimental music.
Reminded by the Instruments offers an in-depth look at the work of post-war avant-garde pianist and composer David Tudor. Examining not only Tudor's pioneering work as a composer-performer but also his homemade modular instruments that radically altered electronic music, author You Nakai illuminates our understanding of the means of sound production in experimental music.
You Nakai creates music(ians), dance(rs), haunted musical houses, nursery rhymes, and other forms of performances as a member of No Collective (nocollective.com) and Already Not Yet (alreadynotyet.org). He is Associate Professor at The University of Tokyo.
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Input: The Other Side Chapter 1: Piano Chapter 2: Amplified Piano Chapter 3: Sound Systems Chapter 4: Bandoneon! Chapter 5: Pepsi Pavilion Chapter 6: Island Eye Island Ear Chapter 7: Natural Objects Chapter 8: (Likeness to) Voices Chapter 9: Reflections Chapter 10: Neural Syntheses Output: Maps and Fragments Acknowledgments Appendix A: Notable Realizations Appendix B: Rainforest Amplifiers Appendix C: Redrawn Matrix Maps Bibliography Index