The History of Electronic Music as a Reflection of Structural Paradigms
Joel Chadabe · Leonardo Music Journal · 1996
The author proposes that new and similar paradigms appear in all fields simultaneously. He posits that the two most important developments in the history of electronic music were (1) the opening up of music to all sounds and (2) the development of interactive instruments. He discusses the first development at length, suggesting ways in which it reflected general paradigm shifts in other fields. He then points to ways in which the second development may also reflect broad paradigm shifts, and concludes by speculating about the direction that such paradigmatic changes may be taking in our time.