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Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition is a book by Greek composer, architect, and engineer Iannis Xenakis in which he explains his motivation, philosophy, and technique for composing music with stochastic mathematical functions.
"The Future of Music: Credo" juxtaposes paragraphs of two different texts. The text of the first part of "Composition as Process" is presented in four columns, the text of "Erik Satie" in two. "45' for a Speaker" is similar to Cage's "time length" compositions: it provides detailed instructions for the speaker as to exactly when a particular ...
Michael Giacchino (/ dʒ ə ˈ k iː n oʊ / jə-KEE-noh, [1] Italian: [dʒaˈkiːno]; born October 10, 1967) is an American composer of music for film, television, and video games.He has received many accolades for his work, including an Oscar for Up (2009), an Emmy for Lost (2004), and three Grammy Awards.
By request of Harry Tierney, RKO hired Max Steiner as an orchestrator and his first film job consisted of composing music for the main and end titles and occasional "on screen" music. [ 19 ] : 112–113 According to Steiner, the general opinion of filmmakers during the time was that film music was a "necessary evil", and would often slow down ...
Carl William Stalling (November 10, 1891 – November 29, 1972) was an American composer, voice actor and arranger for music in animated films. He is most closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts produced by Warner Bros., where he averaged one complete score each week, for 22 years.
Fake book; Finishing the Hat; The First Book of Songs (1597) The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic; The Folk Singers and the Bureau; Formalized Music; The Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song; Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art; Fronimo Dialogo
Messina also provided source music as well as arranged Sanford and Son Theme for August: Osage County featuring original score by Gustavo Santaolalla. [2] As well, he has written additional music for such hits as Up in the Air, Thank You for Smoking, Young Adult, and NBC's hit, The Office. Also, since the age of 23, Mateo has written, produced ...
How Music Works is a non-fiction book by David Byrne, a musician, composer, and writer best known for his work with the group Talking Heads.He discusses the form and influence of music in a non-linear narrative fashion, using a variety of experiences from his career to create something part autobiography and part music theory.