Music computer technologies and audiovisual synthesis: current status and long-term significance

The article describes the historical background and the current status of the audiovisual synthesis in its application to the music art. The author considers the basic parameters of the synthesis as a means of emotional expression for contemporary composers and music sound producers, which are smoothly included in the personal aesthetic attitude to the reality. The paper reviews different areas of the prospective development of the audiovisual synthesis in the music theory and practice and the synthetic arts involving music.