{"product_id":"music-sound-and-technology-in-america-9780822349273","title":"Music Sound and Technology in America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn anthology of primary documents that collects material from the end of the 19th century up through World War II on the material history of sound technologies and music in America. It is divided into three sections: on the phonograph, sound in the cinema (including musical accompaniment), and music on radio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Measuring the cultural importance and metaphysical weirdness of that change is part of the project of \u003ci\u003eMusic, Sound, and Technology in America,\u003c\/i\u003e an anthology of fascinating artifacts whose prosaic title belies its insights into the early years of the recorded-sound era. . . . [T]he editors of \u003ci\u003eMusic, Sound, and Technology in America\u003c\/i\u003e exhibit a canny ear for the electrifying echoes between then and now.” - Andy Battaglia, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fascinating new book on early media. . . . A delightful read.” - Steve Ramm, \u003ci\u003eIn the Groove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The editors have selected and assembled their material with perspicuity and wit, and anybody interested in the infancy of sound recording, cinema, and radio is guaranteed to experience frequent ‘aha!’ moments that transport them with a simple turn of phrase to the mind-set of an earlier age.” - James M. Keller, Santa Fe \u003ci\u003eNew Mexican\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaylor, Katz, and Grajeda have culled print and visual materials from the popular press, trade journals, and company archives that neatly capture the excitement of the new enterprises of radio, sound recordings, and film and the quandaries surrounding these media. . . . Highly Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.” - N. Newman, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Part history of technology, part reception studies, this anthology gathers advertisements, sales agents’ scripts, personal accounts, editorials and letters from hobbyist journals of the early days of recorded sound... At its best, the selections convey an eyewitness sense of first reactions to new technologies, before users’ expectations ossified… What shines through the book is how new technologies have opened up cultural battlegrounds for creativity, access and control.” - Emily Bick, \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As a resource, the collection is very usable and particularly student-friendly. The introductions are insightful without being exhaustive, which encourages further inquiry and discussion by providing guidance and direction to sound studies, cultural studies, and technological studies. This approach creates a versatile collection that is not only useful for research and scholarship, but which is also strikingly teachable.” - Victoria Willis, \u003ci\u003ePopular Music and Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a much needed anthology…. We owe the three editors a considerable debt for doing the necessary research and for organizing and explaining the value of what they have unearthed.” - \u003ci\u003eEuropean Journal of Communication\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMusic, Sound, and Technology in America\u003c\/i\u003e provides a useful overview of the impact of technologies on American music and musical culture. It is a valuable resource, an engaging, well-organized anthology that will raise provocative questions for students of American cultural history.\"—\u003cb\u003eMichele Hilmes\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eRadio Voices: American Broadcasting, 1922–1952\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fascinating new book on early media. . . . A delightful read.” -- Steve Ramm * In the Groove *\u003cbr\u003e“As a resource, the collection is very usable and particularly student-friendly. The introductions are insightful without being exhaustive, which encourages further inquiry and discussion by providing guidance and direction to sound studies, cultural studies, and technological studies. This approach creates a versatile collection that is not only useful for research and scholarship, but which is also strikingly teachable.” -- Victoria Willis * Popular Music and Society *\u003cbr\u003e“Measuring the cultural importance and metaphysical weirdness of that change is part of the project of \u003ci\u003eMusic, Sound, and Technology in America,\u003c\/i\u003e an anthology of fascinating artifacts whose prosaic title belies its insights into the early years of the recorded-sound era. . . . [T]he editors of \u003ci\u003eMusic, Sound, and Technology in America\u003c\/i\u003e exhibit a canny ear for the electrifying echoes between then and now.” -- Andy Battaglia * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003e“Part history of technology, part reception studies, this anthology gathers advertisements, sales agents’ scripts, personal accounts, editorials and letters from hobbyist journals of the early days of recorded sound... At its best, the selections convey an eyewitness sense of first reactions to new technologies, before users’ expectations ossified… What shines through the book is how new technologies have opened up cultural battlegrounds for creativity, access and control.” -- Emily Bick * The Wire *\u003cbr\u003e“The editors have selected and assembled their material with perspicuity and wit, and anybody interested in the infancy of sound recording, cinema, and radio is guaranteed to experience frequent ‘aha!’ moments that transport them with a simple turn of phrase to the mind-set of an earlier age.” -- James M. Keller Santa Fe * Santa Fe New Mexican *\u003cbr\u003eTaylor, Katz, and Grajeda have culled print and visual materials from the popular press, trade journals, and company archives that neatly capture the excitement of the new enterprises of radio, sound recordings, and film and the quandaries surrounding these media. . . . Highly Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.” -- N. Newman * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e“Although the book is aimed at scholars and students (the book would work admirably as a reader for any number of courses in music, media studies, or history), \u003ci\u003eMusic, Sound, and Technology in America\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to nearly anyone who has an interest in exploring further the fascinating early history of phonography, cinema, and radio from the perspective of its founders, critics, and consumers. Truly a landmark documentary in every way, this collection should go a long way in stimulating further historical work in the field.” -- Rob Haskins * ARSC Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Introduction: Music Technologies in Everyday Life \/ Timothy D. Taylor 1\u003cbr\u003e Part 1. Sound Recording\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \/ Mark Katz 11\u003cbr\u003e Sound Recording: Readings 29\u003cbr\u003e Predictions 29\u003cbr\u003e The Listener and the Phonograph 44\u003cbr\u003e Learning to Listen 44\u003cbr\u003e The Phonograph in Everyday Life 48\u003cbr\u003e The Phonograph and Music Appreciation 65\u003cbr\u003e Men, Women, and Phonographs 70\u003cbr\u003e Music and the Great War 78\u003cbr\u003e Performers and the Phonograph 84\u003cbr\u003e In the Recording Studio 84\u003cbr\u003e The Phonograph and Music Pedagogy 94\u003cbr\u003e The Phonograph and the Composer 104\u003cbr\u003e The Composer in the Machine Age 104\u003cbr\u003e The Phonograph as a Compositional Tool 110\u003cbr\u003e Phonograph Debates 113\u003cbr\u003e Con 113\u003cbr\u003e Pro 126\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Cinema\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \/ Tony Grajeda 137\u003cbr\u003e Cinema: Readings 145\u003cbr\u003e Technologies of Sight and Sound 145\u003cbr\u003e Sounds of the Cinema: Illustrated Song Slides; The Role of the Voice (lecturers, actors); Incidental Musics, Special Effects, Ballyhoo, and Noise of the Audience 153\u003cbr\u003e Playing to the Pictures 173\u003cbr\u003e Performative Accompaniment 173\u003cbr\u003e The Organist of the Picture Palace 192\u003cbr\u003e Conducting and Scoring to the Movies 200\u003cbr\u003e Taste, Culture, and Educating the Public 212\u003cbr\u003e Responding to the Talkies 226\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Radio\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \/ Timothy D. Taylor 239\u003cbr\u003e Radio: Readings 255\u003cbr\u003e Radio as Dream, Radio as Technology 255\u003cbr\u003e Early Broadcasts: Performer and Listener Impressions 266\u003cbr\u003e Radio in Everyday Life 275\u003cbr\u003e Healing 279\u003cbr\u003e Economics of Radio Broadcasting 285\u003cbr\u003e Advertising 288\u003cbr\u003e Music on the Radio 301\u003cbr\u003e Con 301\u003cbr\u003e Pro 305\u003cbr\u003e What Do Listeners Want? 311\u003cbr\u003e Crooning 316\u003cbr\u003e Radio Behind the Scenes 324\u003cbr\u003e Getting on the Air 324\u003cbr\u003e Talent 340\u003cbr\u003e Production behind the Scenes 344\u003cbr\u003e Composing for the Radio 354\u003cbr\u003e How to Listen to Music on the Radio 361\u003cbr\u003e Notes 367\u003cbr\u003e References 387\u003cbr\u003e Index 399","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406064460119,"sku":"9780822349273","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/music-sound-and-technology-in-america-9780822349273","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}