12 episodes

From the middle of the 15th century onwards, the intellectual and cultural life of the West was revolutionised by the development of the printing press. This album explores the technological problems and solutions specific to the printing of music and shows how technology has transformed the way music scores are produced today. The five video tracks examine early music printing processes, 20th century photo lithography and the invention Sibelius, the music programme that changed everything. This material forms part of TA212 Technology of Music.

Music Printing - for iPod/iPhone The Open University

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From the middle of the 15th century onwards, the intellectual and cultural life of the West was revolutionised by the development of the printing press. This album explores the technological problems and solutions specific to the printing of music and shows how technology has transformed the way music scores are produced today. The five video tracks examine early music printing processes, 20th century photo lithography and the invention Sibelius, the music programme that changed everything. This material forms part of TA212 Technology of Music.

    Music Printing

    Music Printing

    A short introduction to this album

    • 54 sec
    Transcript -- Music Printing

    Transcript -- Music Printing

    A short introduction to this album

    • video
    Letter Press Technology

    Letter Press Technology

    Early music printing. The technological problems and solutions involved in making a complete line of music.

    • 6 min
    Transcript -- Letter Press Technology

    Transcript -- Letter Press Technology

    Early music printing. The technological problems and solutions involved in making a complete line of music.

    • video
    Letter Press: an example

    Letter Press: an example

    A close inspection of Plantin's book shows how it all fits together on the page.

    • 2 min
    Transcript -- Letter Press: an example

    Transcript -- Letter Press: an example

    A close inspection of Plantin's book shows how it all fits together on the page.

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