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Bloomsbury Sonic Writing - Music Technology and Notation Book

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Sonic Writing: Technologies of Material, Symbolic, and Signal Inscriptions by Bloomsbury explores the historical roots of contemporary music technologies. This academic text examines how modern digital tools trace their ancestry back to previous forms of instruments and media. By studying instrument design, musical notation, and sound recording through the lenses of material, symbolic, and signal inscriptions, the book connects historical techniques to new digital developments. The scope of this study is broad, covering ancient Greek music theory, medieval notation, and early modern scientific instrumentation. It extends into the modern era to address contemporary multimedia and artificial intelligence, providing a strong theoretical ground for understanding the evolution of sound technology.

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Bloomsbury presents a detailed study of how contemporary music technologies evolve from historical instruments and media.

The text examines instrument design, musical notation, and sound recording through material, symbolic, and signal inscriptions.

This book covers a wide historical scope from ancient Greek music theory to medieval notation.

Readers can explore the connection between early modern scientific instrumentation and contemporary multimedia.

The research provides a theoretical foundation for understanding the role of artificial intelligence in modern music.

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Release Date
21 February 2019
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08 February 2018

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