Sounds And Society

Author : Peter J. Martin
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0719032245

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Sounds and Society by Peter J. Martin Pdf

In this pioneering new book, Dr Martin presents a lively and accessible introduction to the social analysis of music. Dr Martin argues that musical meaning must be understood as socially constructed, rather than inherent, and that the notion of a correspondence between social and musical structures is highly problematic. An alternative approach, based on the ‘social action’ pespective is outlined, and the book concludes with a discussion of the social situation of music in advanced capitalist society. Along the way, leading thinkers are introduced: Adorno, Weber and Schntz as well as, more recently, John Shepherd and the feminist musicologists. The book draws on studies spanning the whole spectrum of Western music - rock bands to symphony orchestras, medieval plainchant to avant-garde jazz and concludes with a discussion of the social situation of music in advanced capitalist society.

Author : R. SERGE DENISOFF
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:528687123

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THE SOUNDS OF SOCIAL CHANGE by R. SERGE DENISOFF Pdf

Author : Alex Ross
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781429932882

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The Rest Is Noise by Alex Ross Pdf

Winner of the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism A New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book of the Year Time magazine Top Ten Nonfiction Book of 2007 Newsweek Favorite Books of 2007 A Washington Post Book World Best Book of 2007 In this sweeping and dramatic narrative, Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker, weaves together the histories of the twentieth century and its music, from Vienna before the First World War to Paris in the twenties; from Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia to downtown New York in the sixties and seventies up to the present. Taking readers into the labyrinth of modern style, Ross draws revelatory connections between the century's most influential composers and the wider culture. The Rest Is Noise is an astonishing history of the twentieth century as told through its music.

Author : Amy Chan,Alistair Noble
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781921536557

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Sounds in Translation by Amy Chan,Alistair Noble Pdf

Sounds in Translation: Intersections of music, technology and society joins a growing number of publications taking up R. Murray Schafer's challenge to examine and to re-focus attention on the sound dimensions of our human environment. This book takes up his challenge to contemporary audiologists, musicologists and sound artists working within areas of music, cultural studies, media studies and social science to explore the idea of the 'soundscape' and to investigate the acoustic environment that we inhabit. It seeks to raise questions regarding the translative process of sound: 1) what happens to sound during the process of transfer and transformation; and 2) what transpires in the process of sound production/expression/performance. Sounds in Translation was conceived to take advantage of new technology and a development in book publishing, the electronic book. Much of what is written in the book is best illustrated by the sound itself, and in that sense, permits sound to 'speak for itself'.

Author : Jens Gerrit Papenburg,Holger Schulze
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780262033909

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Sound as Popular Culture by Jens Gerrit Papenburg,Holger Schulze Pdf

Scholars consider sound and its concepts, taking as their premise the idea that popular culture can be analyzed in an innovative way through sound. The wide-ranging texts in this book take as their premise the idea that sound is a subject through which popular culture can be analyzed in an innovative way. From an infant's gurgles over a baby monitor to the roar of the crowd in a stadium to the sub-bass frequencies produced by sound systems in the disco era, sound—not necessarily aestheticized as music—is inextricably part of the many domains of popular culture. Expanding the view taken by many scholars of cultural studies, the contributors consider cultural practices concerning sound not merely as semiotic or signifying processes but as material, physical, perceptual, and sensory processes that integrate a multitude of cultural traditions and forms of knowledge. The chapters discuss conceptual issues as well as terminologies and research methods; analyze historical and contemporary case studies of listening in various sound cultures; and consider the ways contemporary practices of sound generation are applied in the diverse fields in which sounds are produced, mastered, distorted, processed, or enhanced. The chapters are not only about sound; they offer a study through sound—echoes from the past, resonances of the present, and the contradictions and discontinuities that suggest the future. Contributors Karin Bijsterveld, Susanne Binas-Preisendörfer, Carolyn Birdsall, Jochen Bonz, Michael Bull, Thomas Burkhalter, Mark J. Butler, Diedrich Diederichsen, Veit Erlmann, Franco Fabbri, Golo Föllmer, Marta García Quiñones, Mark Grimshaw, Rolf Großmann, Maria Hanáček, Thomas Hecken, Anahid Kassabian, Carla J. Maier, Andrea Mihm, Bodo Mrozek, Carlo Nardi, Jens Gerrit Papenburg, Thomas Schopp, Holger Schulze, Toby Seay, Jacob Smith, Paul Théberge, Peter Wicke, Simon Zagorski-Thomas

Author : Francis Rumsey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-29
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781000399356

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Sound and Recording by Francis Rumsey Pdf

Providing vital reading for audio students and trainee engineers, Sound and Recording is the essential guide for anyone who wants a solid grounding in both theory and industry practices in audio, sound, and recording. This updated and comprehensively restructured edition includes new content on DAW configuration, effects processing, 3D/immersive audio systems, object-based audio, and VR audio technology. This bestselling book introduces you to the principles of sound, perception, audio technology, and systems. Sound and Recording is the ideal audio engineering text for students, an accessible reference for professionals, and a comprehensive introduction for hobbyists.

Author : Nick Crossley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 1526126036

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Connecting Sounds by Nick Crossley Pdf

An original and compelling account of the social nature of music and its interplay with the wider society to which it belongs. Crossley explores the doing and meanings of music, as well as its interface with economic, political and wider social structures.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Asia
ISBN : UOM:39015048911203

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Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : Royal Society (Great Britain)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UVA:X002000798

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) Pdf

Obituary notices of deceased fellows were included in v. 7-64; v. 75 is made up of "obituaries of deceased fellows, chiefly for the period 1898-1904, with a general index to previous obituary notices"; the notices have been continued in subsequent volumes as follows: v. 78a, 79b, 80a-b- 86a-b, 87a 88a-b.

Author : Andrew Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780190940201

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Language and Society by Andrew Simpson Pdf

Language and Society is a broad introduction to the interaction of language and society, intended for undergraduate students majoring in any academic discipline. The book discusses the complex socio-political roles played by large, dominant languages around the world and how the growth of major national and official languages is threatening the continued existence of smaller, minority languages. As individuals adopt new ways of speaking, many languages are disappearing, others are evolving into hybrid languages with distinctive new forms, and even long-established languages are experiencing significant change, with young speakers creating novel expressions and innovative pronunciations. Making use of a wide range of case studies selected from the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa, Andrew Simpson describes and explains key factors causing language variation and change which relate to societal structures and the expression of group and personal identity. The volume also examines how speakers' knowledge of language acts as an important force controlling access to education, advances in employment and the development of social status. Additional topics discussed in the volume focus on the global growth of English, gendered patterns of language use, and the influence of language on perception.

Author : American Philosophical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : NYPL:33433011038795

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Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge by American Philosophical Society Pdf

Author : Peking Oriental Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : China
ISBN : HARVARD:32044068835032

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Journal of the Peking Oriental Society by Peking Oriental Society Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Industrial arts
ISBN : OXFORD:555028355

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Journal of the Society of Arts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Science
ISBN : UIUC:30112108247096

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Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow by Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11604625

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Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology by Anonim Pdf