Electro-Acoustic Music

Electro-Acoustic Music - any music which contains electronic elements

Musique Concrète - music created using only real-world sounds (often not traditionally musical). More recently also called "sampling."

Electronic Music - music created using only electronic circuits (for example, oscillators)

Computer Music - music created using a computer (algorithmic)

• Two types:
• Computer used to create or change sound
• Computer used to create composition (computer generated music - associated more with research in AI; composition may ultimately be played on acoustic instruments)

Digital Music - usually reserved for music which has been created on a digital system (often a computer) and then converted to analog sound at some point. Could also refer to music which is reproduced using digital media.

Tape Music - general term sometimes applied to electro-acoustic music because early EAM was on magnetic tape. More recent terms which have begun to replace “Tape:” computer music, computer-generated sounds, electronic sound, computer-altered tape, etc.

Instrument and Tape Music - music written for acoustic instrumental forces (solo instrument up to large ensembles like orchestra) and electronic sounds, usually played on magnetic tape (see "Tape Music").

Live Electronic Music - E-A music in which some element is performed live. Possibilities include:

• live electronic instruments (often MIDI)
• live interaction between MIDI or acoustic instrument and processor
• live interaction between something (instruments, dancers, audience) and a computer or electronic sound source
• live realization of computer generated and created composition