MarkKatzsurveystheage-oldinterrelationshipbetweenmusicandtechnology,fromprehistoricmusicalinstrumentstotoday’sdigitalplaybackdevices.ThisVeryShortIntroductiontakesanexpansiveandinclusiveapproachmeanttobroadenandchallengetraditionalviewsofmusicandtechnology.Initsmostcommonuse,“musictechnology“tendstoevokeimagesoftwentiethandtwenty-firstcenturyelectronicdevices:synthesizers,recordingequipment,musicnotationsoftware,andthelike.Thisvolume,however,treatsalltoolsusedtocreate,store,reproduce,andtransmitmusic--neworold,electronicornot--astechnologiesworthyofinvestigation.Allmusicalinstrumentscanbeconsideredtechnologies.Themodernpiano,forexample,isamarvelofkeys,hammers,strings,pedals,dampers,andjacks;justthesound-producingmechanism,oraction,onapianohasmorethan50differentparts.Inthisbroadview,technologyinmusicencompassesinstruments,whetheracoustic,electricorelectronic;engravingandprinting;soundrecordingandplayback;broadcasting;software;andmuchmore.MarkKatzchallengestheviewthattechnologyisunnatural,somethingexternaltomusic.Itwassometimessaidintheearlytwentiethcenturythatso-calledmechanicalmusic(especiallyplayerpianosandphonographs)wasamenaceto“real“music;alternatively,technologycanbefreightedwithutopianhopesanddesires,ashappenstodaywithmusicstreamingplatformslikeSpotify.Positiveornegative,theseviewsassumethattechnologyissomethingthatactsuponmusic;bycontrast,thisvolumecharacterizestechnologyasanintegralpartofallmusicalactivityandportraystraditionalinstrumentsandelectronicmachinesasequallytechnological.
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