James Tenney Writings And Interviews On Experimental Music

This Volume Collects, For The First Time, Essential Interviews And Aesthetic Writings From Throughout James Tenneys Five-decade Artistic Career.the Eminent American-canadian Composer James Tenney (1934-2006) Made Groundbreaking Contributions To Sampling Culture, Digital Sound Synthesis, Algorithmic Composition, Minimalism, Spectral Music, Music In Non-standard Tuning Systems, Contemporary Theories Of Form And Harmony, And The Consolidation Of An American Experimental-music Tradition. This Book Documents Both His Own Work And His Involvements With Influential Figures In Mid-century American Music, Film, Art, And Technology. The Writings Are Accompanied By Photographs, Artworks, Compositional Sketches, Archival Documents, And Previously Unpublished Scores.