{"product_id":"automatic-artistry-negotiating-musical-creativity-in-a-technological-age-volume-8-hardcover-1","title":"Automatic Artistry: Negotiating Musical Creativity in a Technological Age Volume 8 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlyssa Michaud\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Musicians have access to an ever-growing array of technological tools, creating a world rich with new artistic possibilities. Yet the incursion of automation technology into creative pursuits has long sparked panic about the threat to human creativity and authenticity. Relating a 120-year history of automation in music, this book provides a timely historical demonstration of how older technologies of automation gave rise to initial unease, which was then followed by integration and exploration of their generative potentials.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eJourneying from the player piano at the turn of the twentieth century, through the introduction of drum machines and synthesizers, to the holographic pop stars of the twenty-first century, Alyssa Michaud shows how musical subcultures have shifted the parameters of debate around the meaning of automation and creativity. In riveting prose, \u003ci\u003eAutomatic Artistry \u003c\/i\u003edirectly addresses the choices we now face as we adapt to the newest wave of automated musical tools. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith refreshing optimism, \u003ci\u003eAutomatic Artistry \u003c\/i\u003etakes on the fears around imperiled authenticity, dehumanization, and lost labor that accompany major moments in the long history of musical automation. From the player piano to Yamaha's Vocaloid software, Alyssa Michaud shows how makers, users, critics, and musicians have navigated evolving concepts of \u003ci\u003eplaying\u003c\/i\u003e versus \u003ci\u003eoperating\u003c\/i\u003e, remaking ideas and ideals of realness and, crucially, creativity.--Emily I. Dolan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Orchestral Revolution: Haydn and the Technologies of Timbre\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Through accounts of carefully selected music technologies spanning over a century, Michaud reveals cyclic patterns of both anxiety and creativity as technicians, musicians, and audiences have continually navigated the sometimes uneasy relationship between humans and their technologies. \u003ci\u003eAutomatic Artistry \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates that while the machines we use may be constantly changing, the ways in which we think about and interact with new technologies are often very familiar. In the end, it seems, humans will always continue to create­--with passion, ingenuity, and humanity--no matter the tools at their disposal.\"--Paul Sanden, author of \u003ci\u003eLiveness in Modern Music: Musicians, Technology, and the Perception of Performance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlyssa Michaud\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Music at Ambrose University. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53026146713907,"sku":"9780520405769","price":178.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cmBQAW505F9780520405769_fe383570-c4a4-4b50-bea1-c0c001b901ce.webp?v=1770235327","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/automatic-artistry-negotiating-musical-creativity-in-a-technological-age-volume-8-hardcover-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}