The Music of James Tenney : Volume 1 : Contexts and Paradigms / Robert Wannamaker.

Volume 1. Contexts and paradigms : 1. Introduction ; 2. Early Works and Influences (1935-59) ; 3. Tape Music and "Meta/Hodos" (1959-61) ; 4. Computer Music adn Ergodicity (1961-64) ; 5. Performance and the Social (1964-68) ; 6. Process and Continuity (1969-71) ; 7. Interlude: Harmonic Theory ; 8. Canons and the Harmonic Series (1972-79) ; 9. Harmonic Spaces (1980-85) ; 10. Transition and Tradition (1986-94) ; 11. Spectra and Diaphony (1994-2006) ; 12. A Tradition of Experimentation -- Appendix A. Acoustic, Sensation, and Logarithmic Models -- Appendix B. Spectrographic Analysis

"Robert Wannamaker's monumental two-volume study explores the influential music and ideas of American composer, theorist, writer, performer, and educator James Tenney. Delving into the whole of Tenney's oeuvre, Wannamaker provides in-depth, aurally grounded analyses of works linked to the artist's revolutionary theories of musical form, timbre, and harmonic perception. Volume 1, Contexts and Paradigms, chronologically surveys Tenney's creative development and output. Wannamaker begins each section with biographical, aesthetic, and technical context that focuses on a distinct period in Tenney's career. From there, he analyzes a small number of pieces that illuminate the concerns, characteristics, and techniques that emerged in Tenney's music during that time. Wannamaker supplements the text with musical examples, graphs, and diagrams while also drawing on unpublished material and newly available primary sources to flesh out each work and the ideas that shaped it. A landmark in experimental music scholarship, The Music of James Tenney is a first-of-its-kind consideration of the music titan and his work." (cubierta posterior)