Bits and pieces: a history of chiptunes

This text explores the development of and the social, cultural, and historical context of chiptune, a form of electronic music that emerged from the first generation of video game consoles and home computers in the 1980s. Through a combination of musical and procedural analysis and practitioner inte...

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Main Author: McAlpine, Kenneth ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2018
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:This text explores the development of and the social, cultural, and historical context of chiptune, a form of electronic music that emerged from the first generation of video game consoles and home computers in the 1980s. Through a combination of musical and procedural analysis and practitioner interviews, the work explores the role the technical constraints of early video game hardware played in shaping the sound of 8-bit video game music and the inventive approaches to coding and composition musicians used to circumvent them
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2018. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource Illustrationen
ISBN:9780190496135
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190496098.001.0001

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