Music and media (module 6) 3106-MIM-KON
Interactions between music and the technical instruments of its reproduction and transmission in mass media; the role of reproduction techniques in culture. Music in the media will be discussed as an independent art preserved in the form of recorded sound and as material for other forms of art. We will tackle the problem of a phonographic work in its theoretical and aesthetic aspects. The historical part of the course will include a detailed discussion of the history of the recording industry. The discussed problems will be illustrated by music played back from records, fragments of radio and television broadcasts as well as films
Type of course
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Learning outcomes
Having completed the course, student:
- knows basics of history of phonography
- understands characteristics of discussed technologies (phonograph, gramophone, wire recorders, longplay records, compact cassette, compact disc)
- understands specific context for music in such media as film, radio, television, internet, press.
Assessment criteria
- Active classroom participation (willingnes, well prepared to discussion)
- Final test based on readings, lecutres and discussions
Bibliography
Mieczysław Kominek "Zaczęło się od fonografu", PWM, Warszawa 1986
"Kultura dźwięku. Teksty o muzyce nowoczesnej", red. Christoph Cox, Daniel Warner, Słowo-obraz-terytoria, Warszawa 2010
Shuhei Hosokawa "The Walkman Effect The Walkman Effect", Popular Music, Vol. 4, Performers and Audiences (1984), pp. 165-180
Simon Frith "Copyright and the Music Business", Popular Music, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan., 1988), pp. 57-75
Simon Frith "Look! Hear! The Uneasy Relationship of Music and Television", Popular Music, Vol. 21, No. 3, Music and Television (Oct., 2002), pp. 277-290
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