Music "in the Cloud" - in the 1800s??????

Apple, Amazon, and others have all announced services that will allow you to stash your music somewhere "out there" on the 'net, and listen to it wherever you have 'net access.

This is not a new thing!

What 'cloud-based music' looked like in 1892

Meanwhile, back here in the USA:

The Telharmonium (also known as the Dynamophone) was an early electronic musical instrument, developed by Thaddeus Cahill in 1897.^[1][2] The electrical signal from the Telharmonium was transmitted over wires; it was heard on the receiving end by means of 'horn' speakers.^[3]

^{"There is nothing new under the sun" - Solomon}

 

A final word, A quick note, and some links

The quick note:
Unless you REALLY enjoy my announcements and assorted sundries posted to this list, you should go ahead and UNSUBSCRIBE from this. There should be a link, down there at the bottom of the message, for you to do so!

This is the last posting for the semester, so you won't miss anything relevant to THIS class.

I'm hoping to get the final graded Tuesday AM, so you should be able to plug in ALL of your grades into the spreadsheet and see what your grade is by Tuesday night.


The Final Word:
This has been an enjoyable semester - partly because you [there's that generic use of the word "you] weren't afraid to ask questions, wonder aloud, and guess!

Hopefully you know more than you did back in January - remember the overall goal of the class was for you to get a historical overview and to learn how to REALLY LISTEN.

So continue exploring music - there is SO MUCH STUFF out there that is easily available. Try getting out of your little audio comfort zone more often than every eon!

.....but stay from the "smooth" stuff!

Some Links

Below are some links to Free Flight, who performed Listening #5 [Mo's Art], and Dave Brubeck's Unsquare Dance, which was listening #2, as well as the Albrechtsberger Jaw Harp Concerto - in case you are interested in picking up a copy for yourself!

....and don't forget that "our" performances are available for free download! [for a limited time, of course...]

Aleatoric 1

Aleatoric 2

Minimalism

Hope your summer is beyond excellent!