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Latin American NIMEs: Electronic Musical Instruments and Experimental Sound Devices in the Twentieth Century

Martin Matus Lerner

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

During the twentieth century several Latin American nations (such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba and Mexico) have originated relevant antecedents in the NIME field. Their innovative authors have interrelated musical composition, lutherie, electronics and computing. This paper provides a panoramic view of their original electronic instruments and experimental sound practices, as well as a perspective of them regarding other inventions around the World.

Citation

Martin Matus Lerner. 2019. Latin American NIMEs: Electronic Musical Instruments and Experimental Sound Devices in the Twentieth Century. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3672936 [PDF]

BibTeX Entry


@inproceedings{nime2019_MatusLerner,
author = {Lerner, Martin Matus},
title = {Latin American NIMEs: Electronic Musical Instruments and Experimental Sound Devices in the Twentieth Century},
pages = {228--233},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
editor = {Marcelo Queiroz and Anna Xambó Sedó},
year = {2019},
month = {June},
publisher = {UFRGS},
address = {Porto Alegre, Brazil},
issn = {2220-4806},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.3672936},
url = {https://nime.org/proceedings/2019/nime2019_paper044.pdf},
abstract = {During the twentieth century several Latin American nations (such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba and Mexico) have originated relevant antecedents in the NIME field. Their innovative authors have interrelated musical composition, lutherie, electronics and computing. This paper provides a panoramic view of their original electronic instruments and experimental sound practices, as well as a perspective of them regarding other inventions around the World.}
}