{"product_id":"from-xenakiss-upic-to-graphic-notation-today-9783775747417","title":"From Xenakis's Upic to Graphic Notation Today","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Iannis Xenakis | Peter Weibel | Ludger Brummer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Hatje Cantz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Hatje Cantz\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Individual Artists - Monographs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn the legacy of Xenakis' innovations in music notation for contemporary composers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrained in mechanical engineering, Greek-French composer Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) transformed mathematical models into architectonic musical entities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the late 1970s Xenakis developed a digital apparatus that rendered waveforms drawn on a tablet as musical compositions. The device was called UPIC, or Unit� Polyagogique Informatique du CEMAMu, named for the French contemporary music research institute that Xenakis had helped found a decade earlier. The device proved to be an essential tool for the development of contemporary music--a version of the software is still used by today's composers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing archival materials, this book examines the origins of Xenakis' UPIC. It also serves as a compositional tool: embedded QR codes allow readers to create their own sound-images from UPIC compositions.","brand":"Hatje Cantz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47889222598807,"sku":"9783775747417","price":4048.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783775747417.webp?v=1781175057","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/from-xenakiss-upic-to-graphic-notation-today-9783775747417","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}