Inventions in music : from the monochord to MP3s / / Lisa Hiton

• Autore: Hiton Lisa
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Cavendish Square, , 2017; �2017
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Disciplina: 784.192
• Soggetto topico: Musical inventions and patents; Phonograph; Sound - Recording and reproducing - History
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ch. 1. The beginnings of music -- ch. 2. The monochord -- ch. 3. The phonograph -- ch. 4. The magnetic tape -- ch. 5. MP3s -- ch. 6. The future of music.
• Sommario/riassunto: Music s roots begin at the dawn of humanity, when the earliest humans used rudimentary sounds to communicate for survival. Inventions in Music: From the Monochord to MP3s traces the evolution of music through technologies that shaped the medium: the monochord, the phonograph, magnetic tape, and MP3 files. The book describes these inventions in chronological order, considers their influence on one another, and examines these innovations impact beyond music. Bibliography, Biographies, Black-and-White Photographs, Full-Color Photographs, Further Information Section, Glossary, Index, Sidebars, Timelines, Websites.
• Titolo autorizzato: Inventions in music
• ISBN: 1-5026-2298-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910158633403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Art and invention.