{"product_id":"metronome-9798765108871","title":"Metronome","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the metronome was invented in 1815, it transformed the music world. Composers and musicians now had a tool that could help them maintain a precise and consistent tempo. And while giants of classical music like Beethoven early embraced the metronome and proponents came to see its essential role in music instruction, critics believed it created mindless players and inhibited the creation of great art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe metronome evokes strong feelings because of its uncompromising power. Through it, we are connected to the past, propelled into the future, and kept focused on the present. For that reason, this object has appeared in unlikely settings as athletes, scientists, psychologists, authors, and other professionals have found uses for it beyond music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetronome \u003c\/i\u003euncovers the surprising and fraught history of a timeless object.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew H. Birkhold\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of German at Ohio State University, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eChasing Icebergs\u003c\/i\u003e (2023) and \u003ci\u003eCharacters before Copyright \u003c\/i\u003e(2019). His writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAtlas Obscura\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51705271910674,"sku":"9798765108871","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fdd9254b-a05e-4254-af93-3310b3d4ac2a.jpg?v=1762344880","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/metronome-9798765108871","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}