@article{436577,
      author = {Ashby, Arved Mark.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/436577},
      title = {Absolute music, mechanical reproduction [electronic  resource] /},
      publisher = {University of California Press,},
      abstract = {Recordings are now the primary way we hear classical  music, especially the more abstract styles of "absolute"  instrumental music. In this original, provocative book,  Arved Ashby argues that recording technology has  transformed our understanding of art music. Contesting the  laments of nostalgic critics, Ashby sees recordings as  socially progressive and instruments of a musical  vernacular, but also finds that recording and absolute  music actually involve similar notions of removing sound  from context. He takes stock of technology's impact on  classical music, addressing the questions at the heart.},
      recid = {436577},
      pages = {1 online resource (xii, 317 p.) :},
      address = {Berkeley :},
      year = {2010},
}