Playing with constraints: Stylistic variation with a simple electronic instrument

Computer Music Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-41

  Gurevich, Michael ^a   Marquez Borbon, Adnan ^b   Stapleton, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUCTION MANUALS; MUSICAL EXPRESSION; NEW INSTRUMENT; PERSONAL PERFORMANCE;

RESEARCH;

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY;

EID: 84858019193     PISSN: 01489267     EISSN: 15315169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/COMJ_a_00103     Document Type: Article

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