Listening to Music in the Digital Era
In this paper, I examine the relationship between new technologies and listening, starting from a distinction between two different levels. The first concerns the role new technologies play in the “mere” reproduction and diffusion of music materials that are not necessarily classifiable in the categ...
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2016-05-01
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| description | In this paper, I examine the relationship between new technologies and listening, starting from a distinction between two different levels. The first concerns the role new technologies play in the “mere” reproduction and diffusion of music materials that are not necessarily classifiable in the category of the so-called “technological music”; the second concerns the listening modes unavoidably involved in the reception of a music product, due to its very nature. To this end I shall focus my attention on some elements that characterize both music production and reception: (1) historical development of the relationship between technology and music; (2) technologically mediated non-live listening; (3) technologically mediated live listening; (4) ontological oscillation in a musical work of art following its digitalization. These are issues that also bring into play aesthetics in a developmental stage of this discipline, in which a philosophical reflection on technological music may contribute to formulate – as J. Demers wrote – «a theory that acknowledges the interconnectedness of aesthetics with culture and society». |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3d5af8e6c5ed4f0eb84c072878d0e2822022-12-21T18:42:39ZengFirenze University PressAisthesis2035-84662016-05-0191Listening to Music in the Digital EraGiacomo FronziIn this paper, I examine the relationship between new technologies and listening, starting from a distinction between two different levels. The first concerns the role new technologies play in the “mere” reproduction and diffusion of music materials that are not necessarily classifiable in the category of the so-called “technological music”; the second concerns the listening modes unavoidably involved in the reception of a music product, due to its very nature. To this end I shall focus my attention on some elements that characterize both music production and reception: (1) historical development of the relationship between technology and music; (2) technologically mediated non-live listening; (3) technologically mediated live listening; (4) ontological oscillation in a musical work of art following its digitalization. These are issues that also bring into play aesthetics in a developmental stage of this discipline, in which a philosophical reflection on technological music may contribute to formulate – as J. Demers wrote – «a theory that acknowledges the interconnectedness of aesthetics with culture and society».https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/aisthesis/article/view/887listeningmusic production and reproductionnew mediatechnological music |
| spellingShingle | Giacomo Fronzi Listening to Music in the Digital Era Aisthesis listening music production and reproduction new media technological music |
| title | Listening to Music in the Digital Era |
| title_full | Listening to Music in the Digital Era |
| title_fullStr | Listening to Music in the Digital Era |
| title_full_unstemmed | Listening to Music in the Digital Era |
| title_short | Listening to Music in the Digital Era |
| title_sort | listening to music in the digital era |
| topic | listening music production and reproduction new media technological music |
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