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10%OFFTimothy D. Taylor - Music, Sound, and Technology in America: A Documentary History of Early Phonograph, Cinema, and Radio - 9780822349464 - V9780822349464
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Music, Sound, and Technology in America: A Documentary History of Early Phonograph, Cinema, and Radio

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Description for Music, Sound, and Technology in America: A Documentary History of Early Phonograph, Cinema, and Radio Paperback. An anthology of primary documents that collects material from the end of the 19th century up through World War II on the material history of sound technologies and music in America. It is divided into three sections: on the phonograph, sound in the cinema (including musical accompaniment), and music on radio. Editor(s): Taylor, Timothy Dean; Katz, Mark; Grajeda, Tony. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; APW; AVX; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
This unique anthology assembles primary documents chronicling the development of the phonograph, film sound, and the radio. These three sound technologies shaped Americans' relation to music from the late nineteenth century until the end of the Second World War, by which time the technologies were thoroughly integrated into everyday life. There are more than 120 selections between the collection's first piece, an article on the phonograph written by Thomas Edison in 1878, and its last, a column advising listeners "desirous of gaining more from music as presented by the radio." Among the selections are articles from popular and trade publications, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
608g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822349464
SKU
V9780822349464
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About Timothy D. Taylor
Timothy D. Taylor is Professor of Ethnomusicology and Musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of The Sounds of Capitalism: Advertising, Music, and the Conquest of Culture and Beyond Exoticism: Western Music and the World, which is also published by Duke University Press. Mark Katz is Associate Professor of Music at the University of ... Read more

Reviews for Music, Sound, and Technology in America: A Documentary History of Early Phonograph, Cinema, and Radio
“Measuring the cultural importance and metaphysical weirdness of that change is part of the project of Music, Sound, and Technology in America, an anthology of fascinating artifacts whose prosaic title belies its insights into the early years of the recorded-sound era. . . . [T]he editors of Music, Sound, and Technology in America exhibit a canny ear for the electrifying ... Read more

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