Music and Technology in the Twentieth Century
| Author | : Hans-Joachim Braun |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 2002-09-16 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0801868858 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780801868856 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (856 Downloads) |
Download or read book Music and Technology in the Twentieth Century written by Hans-Joachim Braun and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2002-09-16 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Braun (Universitat der Bundeswehr) presents 13 contributions by scholars in two fields of history--musicology and technology. Topics include the role of Yamaha in Japan's musical development, the social construction of the synthesizer, the player piano as a precursor of computer music, the musical role of airplanes and locomotives, the origins of the 45-RPM record, violin vibrato and the phonograph, Jimi Hendrix, the aesthetic challenge of sound sampling, and others. Originally published in 2000 as I Sing the Body Electric: Music and Technology in the 20th Century. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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