Absolute music, mechanical reproduction [electronic resource] / Arved Ashby.

9780520945692 (electronic book)
9780520264793
0520264797
9780520264809
0520264800

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.

English

1 online resource (xii, 317 p.) : ill., music

ML3854 .A84 2010eb

781.49

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.

Includes bibliographical references (p.299-308) and index.

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