A Century of Recorded Music by Timothy Day
An exploration of the impact of recording technology on the art of music. Timothy Day chronicles the developments in recording technology since its inception and describes the powerful effects it has had on artistic performance, audience participation, and listening habits.
"Day is omnivorously interested in his subject, and has digested a huge quantity of material from sources of all kindsThe result is a minor classic, thought-provoking and informative on almost every page." Noel Malcolm, The Sunday Telegraph "An excellent narrative history... Day shows how recordings both created and supplied a new market for classical music, how technology deepened the market, and how recordings now affect musicians and listeners alike." James Penrose, Wall Street Journal "Essential reading... undoubtedly a major landmark." David Patmore, International Record Review "A valuable book... and an important aid to broadening our understanding of classical music over the past 100 years." Malcolm Walker, Gramophone "The book raises no barriers, for musical notation is absent and musical jargon minimal in it. The fascination it possesses for classical music lovers is enormous... Day is clear and precise throughout, and he has written what may come to be regarded as a music library cornerstone." Booklist "Day's history is... an introduction - he claims no more - to a vast subject which has the potential to overturn ideals as much as prejudices... he writes about it as though he knows he is on to something, with verve and a profusion of detail." Peter Phillips, The Musical Times
Timothy Day is curator of Western art music at the Sound Archive of the British Library, London, one of the largest collections of recorded sound in the world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300094015 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300094019 |
| Title | A Century of Recorded Music |
| Author | Timothy Day |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2002-05-11 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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