Book description
Moylan investigates how the process of recording a song transforms it into a richer experience and articulates how the unique elements of recorded sound provide essential substance and expression to recorded music.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Praxis Studies
- Preface
- Introduction
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PART ONE
- 1 Recording Analysis: Domains, Disciplines, Approaches
- 2 Overview of Framework: Principles and Concepts, Materials and Organization
- 3 Domain and Elements of Music
- 4 Domain of Lyrics: The Voice of the Song
- 5 Observing Elements of Music and Lyrics in Records
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PART TWO
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6 The Recording Domain: Elements, Listening, Notation, Rhythm
- The Interconnectedness of Chapter Topics, and Intersubjectivity
- Engaging the Elements of Recording
- Rhythm and Time Within Recording Elements
- Data Collection and Transcription of Recording Elements
- Typology and Syntax of Recording Elements
- Hearing the Elements of Recording
- Listening to Records and Recording Elements
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7 Timbre and Pitch in the Recording Domain
- The Linkage of Pitch/Frequency and Timbre as Recording Elements
- Pitch/Frequency as an Element of Recording
- Timbre in the Recording Domain
- Observing Timbre and Timbre Analysis
- Timbral Signatures and Concluding Remarks
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8 The Illusion of Space as an Element of Recording
- Hearing Invisible Sounds in Virtual Space
- Spatial Properties and Attributes
- Stereo Location: Angular Direction and Image Width
- Distance and Source Positions in the Track
- Collecting Distance Observations
- Spatial Staging and Source Imaging
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The Sound of Place
- Sound Source Host Environments
- Echo and Reverberation
- Holistic Environment of the Track
- Multiple Spaces and a Hierarchy of Environments
- The Duality of Content and Character of Spaces
- The Sonic Content of Environments
- Observing Acoustic Content of Environments
- Character of Environments
- Observing the Character of Environments
- Observing Holistic Environments
- Conclusion
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9 Loudness, the Confluence of Domains and Deep Listening
- Loudness as a Recording Element
- The Confluence of All the Track Contains
- Timbre as Confluence
- Deep Listening
- Conclusion
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10 Analyzing Recording Elements: Their Contributions to the Record
- A General Typology of Analysis
- Analysis Process Overview and Analyzing Recording Elements
- Analyzing and Describing Timbres
- Timbral Balance and Pitch Density
- Analyzing Loudness of the Track and of Sound Sources
- Analysis of Spatial Elements
- Recording Elements and the Timbre of the Track
- Concluding Remarks: Listening in the First Person
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6 The Recording Domain: Elements, Listening, Notation, Rhythm
- Appendix A: Praxis Studies
- Bibliography
- Discography
- Acknowledgements
- Index
Product information
- Title: Recording Analysis
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2020
- Publisher(s): Focal Press
- ISBN: 9781317207153
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