03698nam 2200829 a 450 991109444000332120251117082631.09786612697661978052094569205209456979781282697669128269766810.1525/9780520945692(CKB)2550000000019472(EBL)566757(OCoLC)655853281(SSID)ssj0000410850(PQKBManifestationID)11913071(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000410850(PQKBWorkID)10353324(PQKB)10267130(StDuBDS)EDZ0000084707(MiAaPQ)EBC566757(MdBmJHUP)muse30704(DE-B1597)519729(DE-B1597)9780520945692(Au-PeEL)EBL566757(CaPaEBR)ebr10402695(CaONFJC)MIL269766(Perlego)550813(EXLCZ)99255000000001947220090930d2010 uy 0enguruz|---auum|txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAbsolute music, mechanical reproduction /Arved Ashby1st ed.Berkeley University of California Pressc20101 online resource (333 pages)Description based upon print version of record.9780520264793 0520264797 9780520264809 0520264800 Includes bibliographical references (p.299-308) and index.The recorded musical text -- Recording, repetition, and memory in absolute music -- Schnabel's rationalism, Gould's pragmatism -- Digital mythologies -- Beethoven and the iPod Nation -- Photo/phono/porno -- Mahler as imagist.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 of the issue. This erudite yet concise study reveals how mechanical reproduction has transformed classical musical culture and the very act of listening, breaking down aesthetic and generational barriers and mixing classical music into the soundtrack of everyday life.Absolute musicSound recordingsSocial aspectsMusicPhilosophy and aestheticsPerformance practice (Music)History20th centuryMusic and technologySoundRecording and reproducingDigital techniquesMP3 (Audio coding standard)Social aspectsAbsolute music.Sound recordingsSocial aspects.MusicPhilosophy and aesthetics.Performance practice (Music)HistoryMusic and technology.SoundRecording and reproducingDigital techniques.MP3 (Audio coding standard)Social aspects.781.49Ashby Arved Mark1947135MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911094440003321Absolute music, mechanical reproduction4702637UNINA