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The perforated paper rolls for reproducing pianos and organs introduced in 1904 by the Welte company of Freiburg in Germany were claimed to provide the »faithful image of the artist's playing«. Thus, these music rolls are among the... more
Igor Stravinsky was known to compose almost exclusively at the piano, yet few of his mature works were written for piano solo. This document explores Stravinsky's creative process pertaining to the development of his first major ballet... more
Resumen: La presente comunicación trata sobre el poco conocido fondo de rollos de pianola que custodia la Biblioteca Nacional de España. La colección, que a día de hoy sigue creciendo, cuenta con alrededor de 6500 ejemplares de música muy... more
The pianola was an intricate musical instrument that challenged common conceptions about and fostered new possibilities for music making at the turn of the 20th century. While some people embraced it enthusiastically, taking advantage of... more
Technology is part of the society and culture in which it develops. In this context, thinking of technology as a privileged actor brings many misunderstandings. But as Williams (1989: 125) said, “every new technology infects the mind with... more
Al llarg de les tres primeres dècades del segle XX la pianola va representar un autèntic fenomen de masses. La seva història, avui oblidada, ens apropa al naixement de les grans indústries musicals, a la difusió massiva de música... more
Quizá por su malentendida fama de mero artefacto de reproducción automática de música, la presencia de la pianola en el panorama musical a principios del siglo XX apenas ha sido tratada por la musicología. Sin embargo, este desconocido... more
Automatic musical instruments builders active in Bologna: Giovanni Racca (1843-1902) and Gaetano Simoni (1864-1918)
THE EVOLUTION OF MUSIC FROM VYNL TO DIGITAL... Present day musicians have matured with a somewhat subconsciously entitled perspective; subsequently, witnessing this metamorphosis at a time period in history when “electronic automation is... more
El objetivo de este trabajo es el de acercar al lector a una singular colección de materiales musicales, el fondo de rollos de pianola de la familia Fernández-Shaw. Los herederos de tan insignes libretistas (Carlos, Guillermo y Rafael)... more
RESUMEN El objeto de este articulo es establecer una relación entre el player piano ―conocido en España como la pianola―¬ y el videojuego Guitar Hero. Dos artefactos separados en el tiempo por más de un siglo que aparentemente presentan... more
As a phenomenon of great social relevance between 1900 and 1930, the graphic advertising of the pianola must be considered as one of the first great mass media platforms linked to musical activity and, therefore, the analysis of its... more
The aim of this work is to approach the reader closer to a singular collection of musical materials, the background of piano rolls of the Fernández-Shaw family. The heirs of such distinguished librettists (Carlos, Guillermo and Rafael)... more
As recording devices, the reproducing piano and phonograph decouple the time of listening to music from the time of the body laboring to make music. That is, recording technologies divide musical experience into listening and performing.... more
Al llarg de les tres primeres dècades del segle XX la pianola va representar un autèntic fenomen de masses. La seva història, avui oblidada, ens apropa al naixement de les grans indústries musicals, a la difusió massiva de música... more
La pianola representà un autèntic fenomen de masses durant les tres primeres dècades del segle passat. La seva història ens proporciona un interessant relat sobre el naixement de les grans indústries musicals, els inicis de la difusió... more
Im Jahr 1904, als der Zenit der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft bereits überschritten war, meldete die Freiburger Firma Welte & Söhne ein Patent für ihr Reproduktionsklavier an, das als Welte-Mignon-Reproduktionsklavier ab 1905 Einzug in die... more