From the cylinder to the download, the practice of music has been radically transformed by the development of recording and playback technologies. This Companion provides a detailed overview of the transformation, encompassing both classical and popular music. Topics covered include the history of recording technology and the businesses built on it; the impact of recording on performance styles; studio practices, viewed from the perspectives of performer, producer and engineer; and approaches to the study of recordings. The main chapters are interspersed by 'short takes' - short contributions by different practitioners, ranging from classical or pop producers and performers to record collectors. Combining basic information with a variety of perspectives on records and recordings, this book will appeal not only to students in a range of subjects from music to the media, but also to general readers interested in a fundamental yet insufficiently understood dimension of musical culture.
| ISBN: | 9780521684613 |
| Publication date: | 26th November 2009 |
| Author: | Nicholas University of Cambridge Cook |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 380 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Companions to Music |
| Genres: |
Techniques of music / music tutorials / teaching of music |