The integration of audible space is a central aspect of electroacoustic
music. Ever since the earliest analogue days of electroacoustic music,
pioneers of the genre--including Pierre Schaeffer, Iannis Xenakis,
Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Luigi Nono--used special devices and methods
for their compositions and refined the possibilities of integrating the
sound of space into music. In this anthology, analytical portraits of
compositions and groups of compositions show the wide spectrum of
spatial practices in early electroacoustic music. Additionally,
retrospective views on the use of spatial composition in earlier epochs
and in instrumental music of the twentieth century portray the practice
of spatial composition in different eras and genres, as well as the
universality of spatial music as a topic. This book contributes to a
more differentiated understanding of the term "spatial music."