Absolute Music, Mechanical Reproduction
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Absolute Music, Mechanical Reproduction

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Absolute Music, Mechanical Reproduction

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Illustrations
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. 1. THE RECORDED MUSICAL TEXT
  7. 2. RECORDING, REPETITION, AND MEMORY IN ABSOLUTE MUSIC
  8. 3. SCHNABEL’S RATIONALISM, GOULD’S PRAGMATISM
  9. 4. DIGITAL MYTHOLOGIES
  10. 5. BEETHOVEN AND THE IPOD NATION
  11. 6. PHOTO/PHONO/PORNO
  12. 7. MAHLER AS IMAGIST
  13. Notes
  14. Selected Bibliography
  15. Index