Musique ! Du phonographe au MP3
Ludovic Tournès
Autrement2011
ISBN 9782746730021
Back cover
From the invention of the phonograph in 1877 to the Internet revolution, recorded music has had a long and eventful history, which is recounted in a clear, concise and vivid manner in this book. At a time when the music industry has been undergoing a historic transformation since the early 2000s, at a time when the era of the record is drawing to a close and a new economic and cultural model is taking shape before our very eyes, this book provides essential insight into the technical, economic and cultural issues at stake. Market globalisation, the relationship between major labels and independent labels, developments in recording technology, the fusion of musical genres, changing listening habits, the Hadopi Act – these are all issues that benefit from being analysed collectively and placed within a long-term perspective, in order to highlight the profound changes brought about by the advent of the record in the relationship that contemporary societies have with music. This is why this book will examine the history of recording technologies – from the cylinder to the hfP3 – as well as the history of the record industry, that of musicians, and, finally, that of audiences. This rich history will, of course, provide an opportunity to explore the many artists—across all genres—who have helped to make music recording a major means of disseminating music: Enrico Caruso, Michael Jackson, Glenn Gould, the Beatles, Miles Davis, Charles Trenet, Elvis Presley, and many others.
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