The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments

Loughridge, Deirdre; Patteson, Thomas

ISBN 10: 1836391854 / ISBN 13: 9781836391852

Editore: Reaktion Books, 2026

Codice articolo 18404879882

Riassunto:

The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments is a guided tour through centuries of instruments that never existed. From ancient myths to futuristic media, these imagined devices appear in literature, theory, video games and art, at times echoing real instruments, other times pushing far beyond the bounds of technology. This book presents a wide-ranging collection of such creations, showing how they reflect changing ideas about sound, invention and the limits of the possible. At once a cultural history and a study of creative thought, it uncovers unexpected links between music, design and the human urge to make meaning through sound. These are not just fictional artefacts – they are windows into what music might mean, even when it cannot be played.

Informazioni sull'autore:

Deirdre Loughridge is Professor of Music at Northeastern University, Boston. Her previous books include Sounding Human: Music and Machines, 1740/2020 (2023).

Thomas Patteson is a teacher, writer and musician based in Philadelphia. He is the author of Instruments for New Music (2016), lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania and co-founder of People’s Music Supply.

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Titolo: The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments
Casa editrice: Reaktion Books
Data di pubblicazione: 2026
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: New