Strange Sounds: Music, Technology & Culture

Strange Sounds: Music, Technology & Culture
ISBN-10
0415936845
ISBN-13
9780415936842
Category
Music
Pages
278
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
Psychology Press
Author
Timothy Dean Taylor

Description

Clearly technology has added a voice to music, but how does that voice affect the traditional human craftsmanship of music? Timothy Taylor addresses the anxieties provoked by the use of technology in music.

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