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Music, Sound, and Technology in America : A Documentary History of Early Phonograph, Cinema, and Radio /

This reader collects primary documents on the phonograph, cinema, and radio before WWII to show how Americans slowly came to grips with the idea of recorded and mediated sound. Through readings from advertisements, newspaper and magazine articles, popular fiction, correspondence, and sheet music, on...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Grajeda, Tony, 1960-, Katz, Mark, 1970-, Taylor, Timothy Dean
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This reader collects primary documents on the phonograph, cinema, and radio before WWII to show how Americans slowly came to grips with the idea of recorded and mediated sound. Through readings from advertisements, newspaper and magazine articles, popular fiction, correspondence, and sheet music, one gains an understanding of how early-20th-century Americans changed from music makers into consumers.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (426 pages): illustrations, music
ISBN:9780822393917