The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality PDF eBook |
Author | Sheila Whiteley |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 721 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0199321280 |
This work, edited by Sheila Whiteley and Shara Rambarran, brings together a multidisciplinary group of scholars who address issues such as artistic agency, the relationship between reality and illusion or simulation, and the construction of musical personae, subjectivities, and identities in a virtual world.
The Oxford Handbook of Virtuality
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Virtuality PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Grimshaw |
Publisher | Oxford Handbooks |
Pages | 794 |
Release | 2014-02 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN | 0199826161 |
The book is a compendium of thinking on virtuality and its relationship to reality from the perspective of a variety of philosophical and applied fields of study. Topics covered include presence, immersion, emotion, ethics, utopias and dystopias, image, sound, literature, AI, law, economics, medical and military applications, religion, and sex.
The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality PDF eBook |
Author | Sheila Whiteley |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 552 |
Release | 2016-01-14 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0199321299 |
Has the virtual invaded the realm of the real, or has the real expanded its definition to include what once was characterized as virtual? With the continual evolution of digital technology, this distinction grows increasingly hazy. But perhaps the distinction has become obsolete; perhaps it is time to pay attention to the intersections, mutations, and transmigrations of the virtual and the real. Certainly it is time to reinterpret the practice and study of music. The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality, edited by Sheila Whiteley and Shara Rambarran, is the first book to offer a kaleidoscope of interdisciplinary perspectives from scholars around the globe on the way in which virtuality mediates the dissemination, acquisition, performance, creation, and reimagining of music. The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality addresses eight themes that often overlap and interact with one another. Questions of the role of the audience, artistic agency, individual and communal identity, subjectivity, and spatiality repeatedly arise. Authors specifically explore phenomena including holographic musicians and virtual bands, and the benefits and detriments surrounding the free circulation of music on the internet. In addition, the book investigates the way in which fans and musicians negotiate gender identities as well as the dynamics of audience participation and community building in a virtual environment. The handbook rehistoricizes the virtual by tracing its progression from cartoons in the 1950s to current industry innovations and changes in practice. Well-grounded and wide-reaching, this is a book that students of any number of disciplines, from Music to Cultural Studies, have awaited.
The Oxford Handbook of Interactive Audio
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Interactive Audio PDF eBook |
Author | Karen Collins |
Publisher | Oxford Handbooks |
Pages | 625 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN | 0199797226 |
What does it mean to interact with sound? How does interactivity alter our experience as creators and listeners? What does the future hold for interactive musical and sonic experiences? This book answers these questions with newly-commissioned chapters that explore the full range of interactive audio in games, performance, design, and practice.
Virtual Music
Title | Virtual Music PDF eBook |
Author | Shara Rambarran |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2021-04-08 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1501333623 |
Virtuality has entered our lives making anything we desire possible. We are, as Gorillaz once sang, in an exciting age where 'the digital won't let [us] go...' Technology has revolutionized music, especially in the 21st century where the traditional rules and conventions of music creation, consumption, distribution, promotion, and performance have been erased and substituted with unthinkable and exciting methods in which absolutely anyone can explore, enjoy, and participate in creating and listening to music. Virtual Music explores the interactive relationship of sound, music, and image, and its users (creators/musicians/performers/audience/consumers). Areas involving the historical, technological, and creative practices of virtual music are surveyed including its connection with creators, musicians, performers, audience, and consumers. Shara Rambarran looks at the fascination and innovations surrounding virtual music, and illustrates key artists (such as Grace Jones, The Weeknd), creators (such as King Tubby, Kraftwerk, MadVillain, Danger Mouse), audiovisuals in video games and performances (such as Cuphead and Gorillaz), audiences, and consumers that contribute in making this musical experience a phenomenon. Whether it is interrogating the (un)realness of performers, modified identities of artists, technological manipulation of the Internet, music industry and music production, or accessible opportunities in creativity, the book offers a fresh understanding of virtual music and appeals to readers who have an interest in this digital revolution.
The Oxford Handbook of Music Making and Leisure
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Music Making and Leisure PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Mantie |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 697 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0190244704 |
The Oxford Handbook of Music Making and Leisure presents myriad ways for reconsidering and refocusing attention back on the rich, exciting, and emotionally charged ways in which people of all ages make time for making music. Looking beyond the obvious, this handbook asks readers to consider anew, "What might we see when we think of music making as leisure?"
Sonic Virtuality
Title | Sonic Virtuality PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Grimshaw |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 249 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN | 0199392838 |
Sonic Virtuality introduces a new theory of sound that positions it within the framework of virtuality. Authors Mark Grimshaw and Tom Garner build the case for a sonic aggregate as the virtual cloud of potentials created by perceived sound, incorporating a broad array of principles from philosophy to acoustic ecology to virtuality.