Bøger af Michael Chanan

A historical investigation into the social practice of Western music. The author explores the communal roots of the musical tradition, the growth of musical printing, the formation of the musical economy in the 19th-century and the history of musical instruments.

A classic account of the prehistory and early years of cinema in Britain. This new paperback edition provides a fascinating account of the rich and hitherto hidden history of the origins of film.

Memories of Undervelopment was the first great international success of Cuban cinema. This double volume includes the complete continuity script of ""Memories"", as well as the complete novel, ""Inconsolable Memories"", upon which the film is based.

Covers the recording industry, from Edison's talking tin foil of 1887 to the age of the compact disk. The book asks: what goes on in the recording industry; how does it affect the music; and do we listen to music differently from our forebears because of reproduction?