Sounding History
Chris Smith, Tom IrvineSounding History is a podcast about the global history of music with an unexpected twist. Your hosts, music historians Tom Irvine and Chris Smith, explore sonic impacts of the extraction of resources from the Earth’s environment. Instead of narrating music history as a story about performers, composers, and works, we explore how extraction economy (and the historical processes that came with it, s... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 8 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Categories | HistoryMusic HistoryMusic | ||||
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Kyle Devine’s 2019 book Decomposed: A Political Ecology of Music is making waves. As Devine explains, the book started as an investigation of the nostalgic return of the vinyl record, a seemingly “backwards” trend in current music consumption. Howeve... more
We begin with a famous (and very beautiful) aria from the Abduction from the Seraglio K. 384 by Wolfgang Amadé Mozart (Mozart nerd alert: he never called himself “Amadeus,” ever, and we aren’t going to either). It’s from the beginning of Act 3, as th... more
Grace Chang (Ge Lan, 葛蘭/葛兰), (born 1933) was a breakthrough star in one of several Golden Ages of Hong Cinema, this one around around 1960. For a comparatively short time between the mid fifties and sixties, Chang was one of the most popular screen s... more
Comparing cultural expressions is a risky enterprise: especially, in our case, because too many still perceive Western “classical” art music to be somehow superior to other musics because of its alleged and “universal” values. But we think the challe... more
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Love this podcast—well told, fascinating topics, and lots of lovely sounds of course :)
Apple Podcasts5Terri-Lee-1188
Germanya year ago - A refreshing take on global music history
Sounding History contains entertaining and fascinating insights about music, culture, and commerce, showcasing parts of the world and communities of people that are not often included in conventional discussions of music history. Every episode I feel like I learn so much, often about a topic I was not even aware of. The hosts are engaging, humble, informative, and clearly passionate about the research that they do. The music they feature within the episodes is always amazing, and the links/play... more
Audible5Anonymous User
United States2 years ago - Fabulous
Fascinating podcast
Apple Podcasts5zane foley
Canada2 years ago - The perfect conversation starter
Tom Irvine and Chris Smith present Sounding History in an enthusiastic and informed way and the podcast has turned many of the ideas I held about global music history on its head! It’s the perfect podcast to listen to on my drive to work, and love sharing all of the things I learn with friends and students. Bring on Season 2!
Apple Podcasts5elsiechristie8163
United Kingdom2 years ago - A great listen
I have so enjoyed these podcasts; I am a music teacher with a real interest in the links music has with history and I have found them fascinating. I particularly loved one about the slave trade and also the one about the whalers songs. Both of you have such great, easy to listen to voices and the shows are just the right length. More please!
Apple Podcasts5SalthebinkUnited Kingdom2 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #154 | United States/Music/Music History |
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