Spectral Music: History and Techniques No. 1. Spectral music started in the early 70´s mainly at IRCAM and focuses on the Timbre also called Sound colour or The sound Spectra of music.

This book Contains writing about Spectral Music and Composers connected to that style,

The late French composer Gerard Grisey was one of the originator of Spectral music and he said " We are musicians and our model is Sound not literature, Sound not mathematics, Sound not theatre.. ."

French Composer Tristan Murail - has said that "music is ultimately sound evolving in time" He taught composition at IRCAM in Paris. This CD contains very Colourfull Masterpieces.

Michael Levinas - Works for Piano and Viola

Clarinet Concerto by the Finnish composer M. Lindberg. This as a fantastic piece and there is no doupt in my opinion that this concerto will be a part of the classical Tradition, a great masterpiece.

Kaija Saariaho is another fantastic composer from Finnland associated with the Spectral School, here is a good CD with Orchestral Works.

Kaija Saariaho: Du cristal; ... à la fumée; Nymphea

Kaija Saariaho - Cinq reflets; Nymphea Reflection; Oltra mar

Electro Acoustic Music III. Includes NoaNoa by Kaija Saariaho/Camilla Hoitenga

Kaija Saariaho Private Gardens

Not seen or heard this but read that the film composer François Evans is the only composer in the world to use spectral composition techniques in film music.

Chapter 23 is about Spectral Composition.