Authorship. A thousand wrought like one ; Metal machine music -- Authenticity. An introduction to authenticity ; Do you hear what I hear? ; Live to tape, and back again ; Dots on a page -- Art and commerce. Digital witness -- Afterword. The benefits of aesthetic confusion.
Summary
An inquiry into music as a personal and cultural experience offers insight into how it is composed, often wrongfully criticized, and informed by neuroscientific, psychological, technological, and other factors.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-367) and index.