Absolute Music, Mechanical Reproduction

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-06-07
Mått152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor336
FörlagUniversity of California Press
ISBN9780520264809

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"In Ashby's refreshing reading, [recordings' displacement of composers' texts] is neither a doomsday moment nor bland techno-utopianism: it's a chance to re-engage with classical music in the vernacular." Times Literary Supplement "Ashby raises crucial and often agonising issues for those who care about the marginalisation of classical music." The Wire "This formidable work of scholarship ... has the capacity dramatically to change thinking." -- Andrew Green Classical Music Magazine "Ashby really stakes out the place of instrumental art music in a digital world, never backing away from hard questions that make us examine the very nature of musical performance itself." Journal Aesthetics & Art Criticism "Compelling, insightful, [and] occasionally head-spinning... [Ashby's] move between philosophy and cultural history is deft... Immensely useful." -- Gustavus Stadler CRITICISM