Virtual Music: How the Web Got Wired for Sound is a personal story of how one composer has created new music on the web, a history of interactive music, and a guide for aspiring musicians who want to harness the new creative opportunities offered by web composing. Also includes a 4-page color insert.

William Duckworth has composed over 100 works, including his Time Curve Preludes for solo piano, and the choral work, Southern Harmony. A professor of music at Bucknell University, he teaches both music history and composition. He lives in West New York, NJ, and Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Introduction: Making Music in Thin Air Chapter 1 A Brief History of Interactive Music Chapter 2 Unsilent Night: A Case Chapter 3 The Brain Opera: A Case Study in Space Chapter 4 Music on the Web in the Twentieth Century Chapter 5 Cathedral: A Case Study in Time Chapter 6 Cell Phones and Satellites Chapter 7 Art and Ethics Online Chapter 8 The Grey Album: A Case Chapter 9 Virtual Music