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Rationalizing Culture: IRCAM, Boulez, and the Institutionalization of the Musical Avant-Garde
Georgina Born
Rationalizing Culture: IRCAM, Boulez, and the Institutionalization of the Musical Avant-Garde
Georgina Born
This is an ethnography of a powerful western cultural organization, the renowned Institut de Recherche et de Co-ordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM) in Paris. The book studies the social and cultural economy of an institution for research and production of avant-garde and computer music.
392 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 14 tables
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 8, 1995 |
ISBN13 | 9780520202160 |
Publishers | University of California Press |
Pages | 392 |
Dimensions | 156 × 226 × 25 mm · 628 g |
Language | English |