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Provides a wide-ranging, informative, entertaining history of recording's profound impact on the musical life of the past century, from Edison to the Internet. This title explores the developments in file-sharing, and includes an expanded conclusion and bibliography.

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. Causes

2. Making America More Musical:
The Phonograph and “Good Music”

3. Capturing Jazz

4. Aesthetics Out of Exigency:
Violin Vibrato and the Phonograph

5. The Rise and Fall of Grammophonmusik

6. The Turntable as Weapon:
Understanding the Hip-Hop DJ Battle

7. Music in 1s and 0s:
The Art and Politics of Digital Sampling

8. Listening in Cyberspace

Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
List of Supplementary Web Materials
Index

Capturing Sound

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 7 October 2010
      ISBN-13 9780520261051
      978-0520261051
      ISBN-10 0520261054
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      Entertainment Music recording and reproduction

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Provides a wide-ranging, informative, entertaining history of recording's profound impact on the musical life of the past century, from Edison to the Internet. This title explores the developments in file-sharing, and includes an expanded conclusion and bibliography.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations
      Acknowledgments
      Introduction

      1. Causes

      2. Making America More Musical:
      The Phonograph and “Good Music”

      3. Capturing Jazz

      4. Aesthetics Out of Exigency:
      Violin Vibrato and the Phonograph

      5. The Rise and Fall of Grammophonmusik

      6. The Turntable as Weapon:
      Understanding the Hip-Hop DJ Battle

      7. Music in 1s and 0s:
      The Art and Politics of Digital Sampling

      8. Listening in Cyberspace

      Conclusion
      Notes
      Bibliography
      List of Supplementary Web Materials
      Index

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