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Science and Sound in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Sound and Science in Nineteenth-Century Britain is a four-volume set of primary sources which seeks to define our historical understanding of the relationship between British scientific knowledge and sound between 1815 and 1900. In the context of rapid urbanization and industrialization, as well as a growing overseas empire, Britain was home to a rich scientific culture in which the ear was as valuable an organ as the eye for examining nature. Experiments on how sound behaved informed new understandings of how a diverse array of natural phenomena operated, notably those of heat, light, and electro-magnetism. In nineteenth-century Britain, sound was not just a phenomenon to be studied, but central to the practice of science itself and broader understandings over nature and the universe. This collection, accompanied by extensive editorial commentary, will be of great interest to students and scholars of the History of Science.
Tuning the World
Tuning the World tells the unknown story of how the musical pitch A 440 became the global norm. Now commonly accepted as the point of reference for musicians in the Western world, A 440 hertz only became the standard pitch during an international conference held in 1939. The adoption of this norm was the result of decades of negotiations between countries, involving a diverse group of performers, composers, diplomats, physicists, and sound engineers. Although there is widespread awareness of the variability of musical pitches over time, as attested by the use of lower frequencies to perform early music repertoires, no study has fully explained the invention of our current concert pitch. In t...
Unsound Supplies
Unsound Supplies investigates the hidden provenance of the materials that have shaped modern musical and audio technology. In ten detailed chapters, it uncovers the global, often colonial, sources of materials such as African ivory, Brazilian wood, and Indian shellac used in musical instruments and audio equipment. The book reveals the complex supply chains, labor conditions, and political and epistemic forces behind these resources, challenging a conventionally sanitized view of music production. Its critical perspective on the often-overlooked material foundations of modern soundscapes make it a thought-provoking read for those interested in music, history, and global trade.
