Mooney, JR (2014) Hugh Davies’s International Electronic Music Catalog: a preliminary exploration of its classification system and subsequent influence. In: The Royal Musical Association 50th Annual Conference. Royal Musical Association 50th Annual Conference, 04-06 Sep 2014, Leeds University, UK. (Unpublished)
Abstract
In this paper I suggest that Hugh Davies’s Répertoire International des Musiques Électroacoustiques / International Electronic Music Catalog (1968)—which lists every work of electronic music up to April 1967—is more than just a list of compositions, and that it in fact expresses a particular view—encapsulates a particular narrative—of electronic music. I also show some of the ways in which that particular narrative has been carried forward in subsequent writings that have referenced the Catalog, as a way of indicating how the Catalog—and by extension Davies’s narrative—has shaped subsequent discourses on electronic music and its history. To do this I refer to the systems of classification used in the Catalog, through the theoretical lens provided by Bowker & Star in their book Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Mooney, JR (c) 2014, University of Leeds. Reproduced with permission from the copyright holders. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Music (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2014 10:52 |
Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2022 13:28 |
Status: | Unpublished |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:80570 |