MUSIC 434History of Electroacoustic Music

3 credits · Music · Penn State

A HISTORY OF ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DEVELOPMENTS IN CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY FROM 1880 to PRESENT. HISTORY OF ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC (3) is an introduction to the development of music based in electronics, beginning with the invention of the phonograph and ending with current electronic dance music. The course traces interrelated developments in technology, art, culture, and music, and investigates music through written listening analyses.