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Technology has always been inseparable from the development of music. But in the twentieth century a rapid acceleration took place: a new "machine music" came into existence, electronic musical instruments appeared, and composers sometimes seemed more like sound technicians than musicians. In this book Hans-Joachim Braun and his co-authors offer a wide-ranging and fascinating look at the relationship of technology and modern music. Topics range from the role of Yamaha in Japan's musical development to the social construction of the synthesizer; from the player piano as precursor of computer music to the musical role of airplanes and locomotives; from the growth of one independent recording studio (from "Polka to Punk") to the origins of the 45RPM record. Other chapters consider violin vibrato and the phonograph, Jimi Hendrix, and the aesthetic challenge of soundsampling. The book concludes with a look at the current situation, and perspectives for its future in electronic music. Contributors: Barbara Barthelmes, Karin Bijsterveld, Hans-Joachim Braun, Martha Brech, Hugh Davies, Bernd Enders, Geoffrey Hindley, Jergen Hocker, Mark Katz, Tatsuya Kobayashi, James P. Kraft, Alexander B.

Author

Braun, Hans-Joachim; Braun, Hans-Joachim; International Committee for the History of Technology; Symposium ICOHTEC (23rd: 1996: Budapest, Hungary)

Publisher

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780801868856

Subjects

Music, History, Engineering