The problem of the second performer: Building a community around an augmented piano

Computer Music Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 10-27

  McPherson, Andrew P ^a   Kim, Youngmoo E ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS; DESIGN DECISIONS; DESIGN PROCESS; GRAND PIANO; INITIAL COMPOSITION; INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES; NEW INSTRUMENT;

DESIGN;

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 84873679928     PISSN: 01489267     EISSN: 15315169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/COMJ-a-00149     Document Type: Article

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