{"product_id":"music-and-technology-a-historical-encyclopedia-9798216270133","title":"Music and Technology: A Historical Encyclopedia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRather than focusing on technical and mechanical details, \u003ci\u003eMusic and Technology: A Historical Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e features the sociological role of technological developments by highlighting the roles they have played in society throughout time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStudents 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames E. Perone\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is emeritus professor of music at the University of Mount Union, USA.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749336875282,"sku":"9798216270133","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_207dfb56-9d19-4bd3-9d1c-33cc8a85f2ba.jpg?v=1764077581","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/music-and-technology-a-historical-encyclopedia-9798216270133","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}