An excellent textbook co-authored by my PhD advisor Marcelo Wanderley which documents developments in the field of new digital musical instruments (/gestural controllers/new interfaces for musical expression) while placing them within the historical context of the field.
Authors: Eduardo Reck Miranda (University of Plymouth) and Marcelo M. Wanderley (McGill University)
Who should read it: musicians, instrument designers, music technology researchers.
Where to find it: From the Publisher
Joseph Malloch 