Composer's Black Box

Stories about new musical instruments are often told as quests for new kinds of sounds.The ComposersBlack Box asks,What happens when new musical instruments produce not only new soundsbut also new dynamics of musical agency and control? And what consequences do those new dynamics havefor musicality beyond sound? With a focus on five key figuresMorton Subotnick, Pauline Oliveros, Donald Buchla, Alv...