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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Minnesota Pr
Publication date
May 7, 2006
Pages
236
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780816645176
ISBN-10
0816645175
Dimensions
0.75 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
1.10 lbs.
Original list price
$69.00
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
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The period between the Second World War and the mid-1960s saw the American music industry engaged in a fundamental transformation in how music was produced and experienced. Tim Anderson analyzes three sites of this music revolution: the change from a business centered around live performances to one based on selling records, the custom of simultaneously bringing out multiple versions of the same song, and the arrival of in-home high-fidelity stereo systems.Â
Making Easy Listening presents a social and cultural history of the contentious, diverse, and experimental culture of musical production and enjoyment that aims to understand how recording technologies fit into and influence musiciansâ, as well as listenersâ, lives. With attention to the details of what it means to play a particular record in a distinct cultural context, Anderson connects neglected genres of the musical canonÂclassical and easy listening music, Broadway musicals, and sound effects recordsÂwith the development of sound aesthetics and technical music practices that leave an indelible imprint on individuals. Tracing the countless impacts that this period of innovation exacted on the mass media, Anderson reveals how an examination of this historical eraÂand recorded music as an objectÂfurthers a deeper understanding of the present-day American music industry.Â
Tim J. Anderson is assistant professor of communication at Denison University.
Making Easy Listening presents a social and cultural history of the contentious, diverse, and experimental culture of musical production and enjoyment that aims to understand how recording technologies fit into and influence musiciansâ, as well as listenersâ, lives. With attention to the details of what it means to play a particular record in a distinct cultural context, Anderson connects neglected genres of the musical canonÂclassical and easy listening music, Broadway musicals, and sound effects recordsÂwith the development of sound aesthetics and technical music practices that leave an indelible imprint on individuals. Tracing the countless impacts that this period of innovation exacted on the mass media, Anderson reveals how an examination of this historical eraÂand recorded music as an objectÂfurthers a deeper understanding of the present-day American music industry.Â
Tim J. Anderson is assistant professor of communication at Denison University.
Editions
Hardcover
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from Univ of Minnesota Pr (May 7, 2006)
9780816645176 | details & prices | 236 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $69.00
About: The period between the Second World War and the mid-1960s saw the American music industry engaged in a fundamental transformation in how music was produced and experienced.
About: The period between the Second World War and the mid-1960s saw the American music industry engaged in a fundamental transformation in how music was produced and experienced.
Paperback
from Univ of Minnesota Pr (May 7, 2006)
9780816645183 | details & prices | 236 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.84 lbs | List price $25.00
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