Capturing Music: The Story of Notation [With CD (Audio)]

by Thomas Forrest Kelly

Book Overview

In today's digital landscape, we have the luxury of experiencing music anytime, anywhere. But before this instant accessibility and dizzying array of formats--before CDs, the eight-track tape, the radio, and the turntable--there was only one recording technology: music notation. It allowed singers and soloists to travel across great distances and perform their work with stunning fidelity, a feat that we now very much take for granted.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393064964
• ISBN13: 9780393064964
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.5"