Technology & Composer

Herbert Brun paper start out by telling us the history of technology in the field of Audio/Video, with the creation of cylindrical & disc phonograph systems, providing the ability to store audio signals. To the tape recorder in the 1950, which made it possible to "Could collaborate in furthering all kinds of projects pertaining to the relationships between electronics and the music. As technology has evolved the composer has begun to understand that technology is a tool to to be used by the composer. Herbert Brun define technology "as the science and art of applying knowledge to the desire for problem solving"

Section III

I find it interesting how in this paper, written in 1970, Hurbert Burn is talking about a World Wide Network. He has the same general idea of our World wide web, but he speaks of it as Composers and technologist working together to create new systems. While the web is mostly consist of social media, you tube, and porn. Although the internet does link us together to for educational purposes, and gives society as a whole the ability to relay vast information in seconds.

i really like the his question. "to the question whether a composition is music, let there be added the question: what if this were music" During the 1970's i couldn't imagine taking todays electronic music, and see peoples reactions. Most people would not even consider it music during that era. but look at music now. Almost every genera of music has some kind of technology, from electronic, auto tuners, synthesizers, beat machines, etc....