Folkways records: moses asch and his encyclopedia of sound
Auteur :
Olmsted, Tony
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415937092
Date de publication :
24 juin 2003
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
490 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In 1949, immigrant recording engineer Moses Asch began a lifelong project: documenting the world of sound produced by mankind, via the small Folkways Records label. So valuable was this collection that it was purchased by the Smithsonian Institute. This is an account of how he built this business.