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<p><p>for A Sound Intended To Be Comforting, Unobtrusive, And Inoffensive, Elevator Music-i.e., Easy Listening, Mood Music, Beautiful Music, And Music By Muzak -has Ignited Strong And Often Heated Opinions. <p>with An Arsenal Of Historical Anecdotes And Facts, Joseph Lanza Sings Seriously, With Healthy Doses Of Humor And Wit, The Praises Of This Misunderstood Musical Genre. Lanza Traces Mood Music's Mystifying Presence From The Mind-altering Sirens Who Lured Odysseus To The Harp David Played To Soothe King Saul, But The Tale Gets More Intriguing In The Early Twentieth Century, With Erik Satie's Furniture Music Experiments, The Birth Of The Muzak Corporation, And Various Science Fiction Stories That Featured Mood Music As A Futuristic Staple. <p>lanza Also Chronicles The Parallel Development Of The Easy Listening Instrumental, Discussing Such Mood Maestros As Ray Conniff, Percy Faith, Andre Kostelanetz, And Mantovani. More Recent Ambient Soundscapers Like Brian Eno And Practitioners Of What Some Still Call New Age Also Enter The Picture. Along The Way, Lanza Addresses Mood Music's Social And Even Governmental Uses, Raising Questions About Music's Role In Modern Life While Challengin

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Author

JOSEPH LANZA

Publisher

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780472089420

Category

music

Subjects

Fiction, Music, History

Rating

3.75 / 5 (73 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14