Strange sounds : music, technology & culture / Timothy D. Taylor.
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TextPublication details: New York ; London : Routledge, 2001Description: 1 online resource (x, 278p.) : ill., facsims., musicISBN: 9780203700235 (ebook)Subject(s): Music and technology | Composition (Music) | Music | Cultural studies | Media studies | Ethnic studies | Social & cultural historyGenre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleOnline access: Click here to access online Summary: Clearly technology has added a voice to music, but how does that voice affect the traditional human craftsmanship of music? Timothy Taylor addresses the anxieties provoked by the use of technology in music. In Strange Sounds, Timothy D. Taylor explains the wonder and anxiety provoked by a technological revolution that began in the 1940s and gathers steam daily. Taylor discusses the ultural role of technology, its use in making music, and the inevitable concerns about "authenticity" that arise from electronic music. Informative and highly entertaining for both music fans and scholars, Strange Sounds is a provocative look at how we perform, listen to, and understand music today.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-269) and index.
Clearly technology has added a voice to music, but how does that voice affect the traditional human craftsmanship of music? Timothy Taylor addresses the anxieties provoked by the use of technology in music. In Strange Sounds, Timothy D. Taylor explains the wonder and anxiety provoked by a technological revolution that began in the 1940s and gathers steam daily. Taylor discusses the ultural role of technology, its use in making music, and the inevitable concerns about "authenticity" that arise from electronic music. Informative and highly entertaining for both music fans and scholars, Strange Sounds is a provocative look at how we perform, listen to, and understand music today.
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