The Phonogram in cultural communication : report on a research project undertaken by Mediacult

Since its creation, the International UNESCO-Fund for the Promotion of Culture has accorded particular attention to the problems of preserving and promoting music throughout the world. Of the numerous initiatives launched with the Fund's support one ought to mention the foundation of an intercultural school of music in Venice; the fitting-out of a recording studio for the Music School of Jamaica; the collection of popular songs of the People's Republic of China; the organization of an experimental rostrum featuring films on traditional music and dance; the establishment of a music information centre for educational purposes; the launching of a music promotion service within the framework of the International Music Council; etc. The present study, drawn up by the International Institute for Audio­ Visual Communication and Cultural Development-MEDIACULT­ belongs to the range of projects indicated above. Work on the study was directed by Professor Kurt Blaukopf and combined contributions by many researchers to a theme that had also been the subject of an international seminar held in Vienna, in November 1979. We are glad that the Fund has been able to contribute to the realization and distribution of the study which is sure to facilitate a more exact definition of the complex and often new problems posed by the widespread use of recording equipment in all contemporary societies. Content: Front Matter....Pages I-VIII Introduction....Pages 1-2 The Project: Aims and Results....Pages 3-6 Statistics and Methodology....Pages 7-17 The Recording Industry Survey Conducted in Canada....Pages 19-41 Phonograms and Cultural Policy in Sweden....Pages 43-73 Economic Aspects of the Phonographic Industry....Pages 75-78 Production and Consumption of Phonograms in Italy: In Search of the Sources of Research....Pages 79-99 Notes in Defense of Mass Communication Technology....Pages 101-109 Music on Records in Hungary....Pages 111-122 On Some Music-Sociological Aspects of the Phonogram. The Record in Soviet Musical Culture....Pages 123-131 Structures of the Phonographic Industry in Austria....Pages 133-140 Copyright, Neighbouring Rights, and Piracy in Austria....Pages 141-150 On the Position of the “Tonmeister” (Sound Recordist) in the Musical Communication Process....Pages 151-164 High Fidelity, Stereophony, and the Mutation of Musical Communication....Pages 165-177 Back Matter....Pages 179-183