How Long to Read Sounding Human

How Long Does it Take to Read Sounding Human?

It takes the average reader to read Sounding Human by Deirdre Loughridge

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

An expansive analysis of the relationship between human and machine in music. From the mid-eighteenth century on, there was a logic at work in musical discourse and practice: human or machine. That discourse defined a boundary of absolute difference between human and machine, with a recurrent practice of parsing "human" musicality from its "merely mechanical" simulations. In Sounding Human, Deirdre Loughridge tests and traverses these boundaries, unmaking the "human or machine" logic and seeking out others, better characterized by conjunctions such as and or with. Sounding Human enters the debate on posthumanism and human-machine relationships in music, exploring how categories of human and machine have been continually renegotiated over the centuries. Loughridge expertly traces this debate from the 1737 invention of what became the first musical android to the creation of "sound wave instruments" by a British electronic music composer in the 1960s, and the chopped and pitched vocals produced by sampling singers' voices in modern pop music. From music-generating computer programs to older musical instruments and music notation, Sounding Human shows how machines have always actively shaped the act of music composition. In doing so, Loughridge reveals how musical artifacts have been--or can be--used to help explain and contest what it is to be human.

How long is Sounding Human?

Sounding Human by Deirdre Loughridge is 0 pages long, and a total of 0 words.

This makes it 0% the length of the average book. It also has 0% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sounding Human Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes to read Sounding Human aloud.

What Reading Level is Sounding Human?

Sounding Human is suitable for students ages 2 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Sounding Human?

Sounding Human by Deirdre Loughridge is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy Sounding Human by Deirdre Loughridge on Amazon click the button below.