Wentworth
Institute of Technology
Music, Electronic Media and Culture.
Technology revolutionised the ways that music was produced in the twentieth century. As that century drew to a close and a new century begins a new revolution in roles is underway. The separate categories of composer, performer, distributor and listener are being challenged, while the sounds of the...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Farnham :
Ashgate Pub.,
2007.
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| Online Access: |
Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Technology revolutionised the ways that music was produced in the twentieth century. As that century drew to a close and a new century begins a new revolution in roles is underway. The separate categories of composer, performer, distributor and listener are being challenged, while the sounds of the world itself become available for musical use. All kinds of sounds are now brought into the remit of composition, enabling the music of others to be sampled (or plundered), including that of unwitting musicians from non-western cultures. This sound world may appear contradictory - stimulating and in. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (263 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780754686323 0754686329 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |