From the cylinder to the download the practice of music has been radically transformed by the development of recording and playback technologies. This Companion provides a detailed overview of the transformation encompassing both classical and popular music. Topics covered include the history of recording technology and the businesses built on it; the impact of recording on performance styles; studio practices viewed from the perspectives of performer producer and engineer; and approaches to the study of recordings. The main chapters are interspersed by ''short takes'' - short contributions by different practitioners ranging from classical or pop producers and performers to record collectors. Combining basic information with a variety of perspectives on records and recordings this book will appeal not only to students in a range of subjects from music to the media but also to general readers interested in a fundamental yet insufficiently understood dimension of musical culture.
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