Music and Technology: A Historical Encyclopedia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798216270133)

This book introduces readers to the most significant technological developments in music making and listening, including such topics as metronomes and the development of music notation as well as synthesizers, the latest music collaboration apps, and other 21st-century technologies.

Rather than focusing on technical and mechanical details, Music and Technology: A Historical Encyclopedia features the sociological role of technological developments by highlighting the roles they have played in society throughout time.

Students and music fans alike will gain valuable insight from this alphabetized encyclopedia of the most significant examples of technological changes that have impacted the creation, production, dissemination, recording, and/or consumption of music. The book also contains a chronology of milestone events in the history of music and technology as well as sidebars that focus on several key individual musicians and inventors.

Author: James E. Perone
ISBN-13: 9798216270133
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 07/24/2025
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.00d