The Birth Of Sound Recording Technology

This expressive claim of musical originality sets up a point of contrast with the idea of performances in a tradition of opera 's and concerts, that had been part of the more classical theory of art from

Bach’s complex compositional style incorporates religious and numerological symbols that fit perfectly together in a puzzle of musical code. Demanding unfaltering facility in dexterity, precise pitch, particularly in the multiple stoppings, as well as sensitivity to implied polyphonic and harmonic textures. These exceptional works may be the closest thing we have to a “perfect” composition, so why is it that musicians have drastically different alterations and interpretations of his works? It is as if quality, intensity, duration, and even pitch are subject to the performer’s adaptation. By mapping out these alterations performers make to Bach’s music, it becomes possible to map out their respective musical personalities.

He does not create scores with orthodox musical methods and his music can be unpleasant or even irritating to some; yet by using a technological process, he reveals a naturally occurring acoustic phenomena and demonstrates it an unforgettable physical form. In the simplest way one could imagine (play-record-play-re-record-repeat), Lucier successfully guides the audience to pay attention to listening itself, to sound itself, to the space that we stand in, to the effect that the surrounding environment may have upon us. Other composers may deliver emotions or opinions through their works, but Lucier manages to erase all these subjective judgements, triggers a self-reflecting thinking process and initiate a borderless experience that all audience shared

Brandyn Bailey MUS 1250 Professor Field 11/13/16 Music over Time The history of music has changed greatly over the years; in many different ways too. I argue that from the early years of 400-1450 (The Middle Ages) through today’s musical period, music has changed throughout melodies, varying styles of which the music was played, the use of different instruments, and new technologies. The body of this paper will include a paragraph from each era explaining how music styles, traditions, and innovations has changed from time period to another.

There have been many inspiring inventions in music over the years, and our society continues to add to that glory. However, we need to realize that if it wasn’t for the fathers of music, modern day compositions would sound nothing like they do. Our civilization needs to realize that music is not a mere commodity, but a form of art that dates back thousands of years. We need to be aware of this and not take music, it’s beauty, and it’s unique and humble history for

Over the past 50 years, the advancement of science and technology has had a profound and an unprecedented impact on the global media landscape. Technology has changed the way the artists record music as well as how the audience listens to and perceives their compositions. In other words, media contains within them an explanation to why the contemporaries think about music the way they do. From the 1960s through 2000s, many important events have taken place in the world of music that transformed it and created its modern image.

Bill Fontana is an internationally reputable composer and pioneering American sound sculptor born April 25th 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio. Since the mid to late 70’s Fontana has used sound as a sculptural medium, able to interact and transform our perceptions of visual and architectural spaces. Fontana is constantly engaged with the idea that at any moment there will be something musical to hear in the coherent sound patterns around him. His sound sculptures use the human or natural environment surrounding as a living source of musical information, often creating multiple networks of live listening points that relay real time acoustics to a common listening place or sculptural site.

Although my interests are numerous, my passions are very few. First and foremost, I have a passion for classical music. There is an indescribable sensation I feel when hearing Johann Pachelbel’s Gigue, “The Variations of The Canon,” preformed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. For three minutes and two-seconds, I was mesmerized and I realized why I persuaded my mother to buy me his CD. His music, in its grandeur and consonance is perfect, the climax of coloratura repertoire, hitting every F note with glorious precision as the forty piece orchestra projects their brilliant voice. The last movement of Beethoven’s “Pastorale” symphony overwhelms me with the simplicity of its majestic melody repeating itself through crescendos, building itself to toward a climax, only to resolve with a final electrifying current rendered by a solo French horn. However, the feeling composing this music lacks parallel. When I hum Mozart’s melodious lieder, I can hardly control my shivers, convinced Mozart wrote his famous song cycles especially form me. My love of classical music has been enriched, and has reached a point where it defines me, and its hold on me is unshakeable; to neglect it would be impossible.

Technology is something that most people rely on every day to wake up, travel, communicate and very many other things. These items are not just made and never looked upon, they are changed to update and renew the previous version. This is shown in the articles, “The Incredible Talking Machine”, “History of the Cylinder Phonograph” and, “Psst. . . Hey, you.” The phonograph, which was invented by Thomas Edison, was also changed over the years of it being created. This is similar to the creation of the Audio Spotlight because they both were modified as they were being made and they both very popular at the time of their creation.

The music player is a device, which people should know, because the music player is missed by everyone who want to relax by listening the music. The first music player the world knew is Phonograph. Phonograph was made by Thomas Alva Edison Company in 1877. The Phonograph have two elements. The first element of the phonograph is have amplify the sound that is released by the phonograph. The amplifier features of the phonograph resemble a cone for the purpose that the amplifier can make a voice louder. The second element of the phonograph is Disc, which phonograph use to play. Disc resemble a large circle; moreover is the metal cylinder paper with tin foil wrapped around it. The phonograph have a complex function to make music; however, all of

Today we hear a lot about recordings of songs and albums going gold or platinum but how did those certifications start? What does it take to make an album “Gold” or “Platinum”? Well first we have to start out with who started the awards, and how they monitor them as well as what is measure for the certifications. Another thing to look at is who has received these certifications and what did they have to do to get them. Also, what is the billboard charts and what do they have to do with tracking music. Last thing we are going to look at is what royalties are and who is in charge of distributing them.

In this chapter, Katz talked about the origins of digital sampling. I found it interesting to find out how with digital sampling, sounds can be altered by layering, adding, cutting and looping. There was one main example about digital sampling in this chapter that intrigued me. It was a case study named, ‘The Uncommon Parlance of Paul Lansky’. Lansky created a music piece named ‘Notjustmoreidlechatter’ where he took small fragments of his wife’s voice when she was reading a novel and then digitally transformed her voice by mixing up her chattering noises, to the point where no word was long enough to be understood. After reading and hearing his digitally sampled piece, I started thinking about the unique ways in which music could be expressed and how it could bring out a creative side in a person, which could then further engage the audience. The second reading that enthralled me was from a book called ‘Power Tools for Garage Band’. After reading through the book, I realized how much fun creating a music piece on Garage Band could be and so, I further read about how this music software worked and learned about the basic techniques that went along with sampling music

phonograph in 1877, people have felt the need to create and record music. People have different

This does not detract the sources useful information as to the advancements of recording studio technology. Bryce Merrill illustrates the interactions between memory and home studio recordings through presenting ethnographic data in his paper, Music to Remember Me By . Merrill creates an interesting argument, supporting the use of home recording studios and their impact upon musicians in regard to wellbeing. The key elements within this article centre on the use of memory in the studio, new technologies, and the practice of home recording. The emphasis on personal experience and a lack of adequate external evidence, however, is apparent within this article which does compromise the validity of the notions presented. Although, it does serve as a great personal case study as Merrill explains his personal perspective of technological changes. More so, Merrill also manifests the personal impact and the necessity to adapt to technological changes, alluded to within Gibson 's article, which is also mentioned by Pinch and Bijsterveld . Therefore, these sources provide an overall solid basis for further research into the effect of technology upon both home and professional recording studios. The advancements made in digital music technology has allowed the accessibility of information on recording knowledge, that was once privy to those within a professional status. Studio engineers have always depended

Orchestra concerts are an example of music being presented in an emotional and artistic manner. Often people, mainly think of contemporary music when they hear about orchestra concerts. Music composed in the late 1970s to 1990s. But its music extends to much further than that. Scores have been performed from many composers in grand concerts that originate from many sources. These sources include movies, television shows, and even video games. The level of emotion that these concerts express varying from excitement, sadness, intensity, and many others. As a listener, you feel absorbed in the dramatic conducting of the composer and the unity of the orchestra as a whole. Even the setting of the concert can be cinematic as other displays show the grandeur of an orchestra. Our bodies were meant to take in the sounds of music more so than the images. What we derive happens automatically as we drown in the mixture of emotions orchestra has to offer.