Music and Technology in the Twentieth Century

Music and Technology in the Twentieth Century
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 0801868858
ISBN-13 : 9780801868856
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Book Synopsis Music and Technology in the Twentieth Century by : Hans-Joachim Braun

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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