Description
Wente’s book explores the player piano, and the author is especially interested in issues of labor. The player piano is an important cultural object because it is an instrument of mechanical reproduction with attributes that lie much closer to the realities of industrial labor than does the far more commonly studied audio recording.
The author organizes the material effectively, starting with historical background on the player piano and then using the device to explore a number of topics.
Book Information
ISBN 9780367553883
Author Allison Rebecca Wente
Format Paperback
Page Count 150
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
