Live-Electronic Music

Live-Electronic Music, authored by Friedemann Sallis and published in 2017, serves as an academic exploration into the intersection of live performance and electronic sound synthesis. The work originated from a growing scholarly need to document the ephemeral nature of live-electronic compositions, which often lacked standardized notation or consistent performance practices. It situates these works within the broader context of twentieth-century avant-garde music, focusing on how technology shapes the relationship between the performer, the instrument, and the audience.

The book is a significant entry in the Routledge Research in Music series, designed for musicologists, practitioners, and students of electroacoustic music. Sallis, a noted musicologist, focuses on the preservation of performance traditions and the intellectual history of digital composition. Upon its release, the volume was received as a methodical contribution to music theory, praised for its attempt to codify the methodologies behind complex live-electronic scores and its rigorous analysis of the creative processes involved in technical musical execution.