A compilation of all the episodes available so far of the ongoing series
by the plunderphonic musician and historian Jon Leidecker for Ràdio Web
MACBA. Do not miss this!<br><br><b>VARIATIONS, by Jon Leidecker</b><br><br>The
idea of a completely original piece of music is fairly recent. Music
was passed on through sound, through generations, even for centuries
after the invention of written music. Only in the 14th century did it
become standard practice for a composer to sign his name to a piece of
music and claim it entirely as his own, giving rise to the cult of the
individual composer. But as recording supplanted sheet music in the 20th
century, the presence of communal influence became unavoidably obvious
once again as composers began to use recordings to make new recordings.
We can now hear the presence of more than one voice. And there is a
reason why people don't say they listen to a record – they say that they
play a record. From the beginning, recordings have been instruments.<br>
<br><br><b>VARIATIONS #1. Transition</b><br>Podcast: <a href="http://bit.ly/KV8gXc%20" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/KV8gXc </a><br>Transcript: <a href="http://bit.ly/KV8gXc%20" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/ggLzop </a><br>
<br><b>VARIATIONS #2. The Globe</b><br>
Podcast: <a href="http://bit.ly/IIa07h" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/IIa07h </a><br>Transcript: <a href="http://bit.ly/eca9yd%20" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/eca9yd </a><br><br><b>VARIATIONS #3. The Approach</b><br>Podcast: <a href="http://bit.ly/IY5C7G" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/IY5C7G</a> <br>
Transcript: <a href="http://bit.ly/INIiEF" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/INIiEF</a> <br><br><b>VARIATIONS #4. The Explosion</b><br>Podcast: <a href="http://bit.ly/J2S7F0" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/J2S7F0 </a><br>Transcript: <a href="http://bit.ly/KM3Zvm" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/KM3Zvm</a> <br>
<br><b>VARIATIONS #5. The Discipline</b><br>Podcast: <a href="http://bit.ly/JiPAX8" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/JiPAX8</a> <br>Transcript: <a href="http://bit.ly/J50Q30" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/J50Q30</a><br><br>
<b>VARIATIONS #6. The Library</b><br>
Podcast: <a href="http://bit.ly/JlxK1Q" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/JlxK1Q</a><br>Transcript: <a href="http://bit.ly/J50WHM" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/J50WHM</a> <br><br><b>VARIATIONS #7. The Composer</b><br>Podcast: <a href="http://bit.ly/LAWPst" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/LAWPst</a><br>
Transcript: <a href="http://bit.ly/MW97ei" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/MW97ei</a><br>
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