Mixed music


Mixed music is music combining acoustic instruments and fixed-media electronics or more generally, music which combines acoustic-instrumental and electronic sounds sources ; mixed music is therefore a subcategory of electronic music. While this term could be applied to many genres, the term mixed music generally refers to contemporary classical music repertoire and is therefore distinct from live electronic music.
The term Mixed music is probably a calque of the French musique mixte which connotes the same material and stylistic implications.

History

Significant early works

A number of institutions have been key in the evolution of technologies pertinent to the creation of mixed music: