Rationalizing culture : IRCAM, Boulez, and the institutionalization of the musical avant-garde /
As a year-long participant-observer, Born studied the social and cultural economy of an institution for research and production of avant-garde and computer music. She gives a unique portrait of IRCAM's composers, computer scientists, technicians, and secretaries, interrogating the effects of th...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley, Calif. ; London :
University of California Press,
©1995.
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| Summary: | As a year-long participant-observer, Born studied the social and cultural economy of an institution for research and production of avant-garde and computer music. She gives a unique portrait of IRCAM's composers, computer scientists, technicians, and secretaries, interrogating the effects of the cultural philosophy of the controversial avant-garde composer, Pierre Boulez, who directed the institute until 1992. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 390 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520916845 0520916840 9780520202160 0520202163 |