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Mashed Up: Music, Technology, and the Rise of Configurable Culture (Science/Technology/Culture)
Aram Sinnreich
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Description for Mashed Up: Music, Technology, and the Rise of Configurable Culture (Science/Technology/Culture)
Paperback. Chronicles the rise of an emerging musical and cultural moment rooted in today's global, networked communications infrastructure. Based on interviews with prominent DJs, attorneys, and music industry executives, this book argues that battles over sampling Series: Science/technology/culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
From ancient times to the present day, writers and thinkers have remarked on the unique power of music to evoke emotions, signal identity, and bond or divide entire societies, all without the benefit of literal representation. Even if we can't say precisely what our favorite melody means, we know very well what kind of effect it has on us, and on our friends and neighbors. According to Aram Sinnreich, this power helps to explain why music has so often been regulated in societies around the globe and throughout history. Institutional authorities ranging from dynastic China's "Office to Harmonize Sounds" to ... Read more
From ancient times to the present day, writers and thinkers have remarked on the unique power of music to evoke emotions, signal identity, and bond or divide entire societies, all without the benefit of literal representation. Even if we can't say precisely what our favorite melody means, we know very well what kind of effect it has on us, and on our friends and neighbors. According to Aram Sinnreich, this power helps to explain why music has so often been regulated in societies around the globe and throughout history. Institutional authorities ranging from dynastic China's "Office to Harmonize Sounds" to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Science/technology/culture
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558498297
SKU
V9781558498297
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