{"product_id":"music-and-technology-in-the-twentieth-century-9780801868856","title":"Music and Technology in the Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hans-Joachim Braun\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Genres \u0026amp; Styles - Electronic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTechnology has always been inseparable from the development of music. But in the twentieth century a rapid acceleration took place: a new \"machine music\" came into existence, electronic musical instruments appeared, and composers sometimes seemed more like sound technicians than musicians. In this book Hans-Joachim Braun and his co-authors offer a wide-ranging and fascinating look at the relationship of technology and modern music. Topics range from the role of Yamaha in Japan's musical development to the social construction of the synthesizer; from the player piano as precursor of computer music to the musical role of airplanes and locomotives; from the growth of one independent recording studio (from \"Polka to Punk\") to the origins of the 45-RPM record. Other chapters consider violin vibrato and the phonograph, Jimi Hendrix, and the aesthetic challenge of soundsampling. The book concludes with a look at the current situation, and perspectives for its future in electronic music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: Barbara Barthelmes, Karin Bijsterveld, Hans-Joachim Braun, Martha Brech, Hugh Davies, Bernd Enders, Geoffrey Hindley, Jüergen Hocker, Mark Katz, Tatsuya Kobayashi, James P. Kraft, Alexander B. Magoun, Rebecca McSwain, Andre Millard, Helga de la Motte-Haber, Trevor Pinch, Susan Schmidt-Horning, and Frank Trocco.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47614206050455,"sku":"9780801868856","price":4331.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780801868856.webp?v=1775091811","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/music-and-technology-in-the-twentieth-century-9780801868856","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}