Mark Katz
Biographic Data
| ID | 3694438 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Katz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Katz |
| SIGNATURE | KATZ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ruel W. Tyson, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Humanities; Director, Institute for the Arts and Humanities, University of North Carolina |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Great War, the Little String, and the Transformation of Modern Violin Playing
For centuries, gut strings, especially the highest and thinnest string, E, plagued violinists. They broke frequently, went out of tune easily, and whistled unpredictably. Starting in the 1870s, an alternative offered a solution—the steel E string. But steel strings were variously condemned as “an abomination,” “dangerous,” and “evil,” and most violinists continued to use gut. Then a remarkable change occurred. Within a mere three years—1918 to 19…
The Rise and Fall of Grammophonmusik
Build: The Power of Hip Hop Diplomacy in a Divided World
Hip hop and diplomacy are unlikely partners. And yet, since 2001 the US Department of State has been sending hip hop artists to perform and teach around the world. The government has good reason to be interested in hip hop: it is known and loved across the globe, readily acknowledged as a product of American culture. Moreover, hip hop has long been a means of fostering community through creative collaboration—what hip hop artists call building—an…
Preserving Heritage, Fostering Change
This article explores how two groups of American popular musicians have engaged with sound reproduction technologies—country artists and radio in the 1920s–40s and hip-hop DJs and video since 2000—to create an unintended but lasting cultural heritage for their musical traditions. Neither the radio broadcasts made by country artists nor the amateur videos of DJs were intended to be permanent. We argue that the practitioners of these traditions hav…
What Does It Mean to Study Popular Music?: A Musicologist's Perspective: What Does It Mean to Study Popular Music?
Hip-Hop Turntablism, Creativity and Collaboration (Sophy Smith)
Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music
In "Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music," Mark Katz explores the complex and evolving relationship between music and technology. He argues that technology has been a driving force in shaping musical creation, performance, dissemination, and reception throughout history. The book examines a wide range of technologies, from the earliest recording devices to digital audio workstations and the internet, demonstrating how each innovation…
Russian-Iranian Relations in the Ahmadinejad Era
Russia and Iran share a common hostility toward the United States. There have, however, been important differences between Moscow and Tehran - especially over issues. Relations seemed to improve, though, with Vladimir Putin's October 2007 visit to Tehran and Russia's shipment to Iran of the enriched uranium needed to start up the Bushehr power plant. Important differences, however, remain between the two countries that serve to limit the extent t…
Primakov Redux? Putin's Pursuit of "Multipolarism" in Asia
When he was Russia's foreign minister and then prime minister under Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s, Yevgeny Primakov attempted to build a international order in response to what he (and many others) perceived as the unipolar world order being built by the United States. Vladimir Putin, who became Russia's president at the end of 1999, initially continued this foreign policy course. In the wake of September 11, 2001, however, he appeared to abandon it…
Paul Lansky. Conversation Pieces
What Do We Do If the Saudi Monarchy Falls
Although by no means a certainty, the growing internal problems inside the Kingdom as well as the increased strains in Saudi-American relations since September 11 both indicate that the downfall of the monarchy may be more likely now than in the past. How could America respond to such an eventuality? The impact of this “worst case” scenario would be so enormous that some thought clearly needs to be given to what U.S. foreign policy options might …
India, History of classical music
Recorded Music in American Life: The Phonograph and Popular Memory, 1890-1945
Making America More Musical through the Phonograph, 1900-1930
The little town of Main Street was a musical wasteland. Parlor pianos gathered dust, violins moldered in their cases. Students joylessly rehearsed solfege, keenly indifferent toward music-making. Inept organists left worshipers cringing in their pews. The town band was a disgrace. Then suddenly, after what came to be known as the Great Event, everything changed. Families organized string quartets, children eagerly studied music in school, and the…
Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music
In "Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music," Mark Katz explores the complex and evolving relationship between music and technology. He argues that technology has been a driving force in shaping musical creation, performance, dissemination, and reception throughout history. The book examines a wide range of technologies, from the earliest recording devices to digital audio workstations and the internet, demonstrating how each innovation…
Build: The Power of Hip Hop Diplomacy in a Divided World
Hip hop and diplomacy are unlikely partners. And yet, since 2001 the US Department of State has been sending hip hop artists to perform and teach around the world. The government has good reason to be interested in hip hop: it is known and loved across the globe, readily acknowledged as a product of American culture. Moreover, hip hop has long been a means of fostering community through creative collaboration—what hip hop artists call building—an…
Russian-Iranian Relations in the Ahmadinejad Era
Russia and Iran share a common hostility toward the United States. There have, however, been important differences between Moscow and Tehran - especially over issues. Relations seemed to improve, though, with Vladimir Putin's October 2007 visit to Tehran and Russia's shipment to Iran of the enriched uranium needed to start up the Bushehr power plant. Important differences, however, remain between the two countries that serve to limit the extent t…
Preserving Heritage, Fostering Change
This article explores how two groups of American popular musicians have engaged with sound reproduction technologies—country artists and radio in the 1920s–40s and hip-hop DJs and video since 2000—to create an unintended but lasting cultural heritage for their musical traditions. Neither the radio broadcasts made by country artists nor the amateur videos of DJs were intended to be permanent. We argue that the practitioners of these traditions hav…
Making America More Musical through the Phonograph, 1900-1930
The little town of Main Street was a musical wasteland. Parlor pianos gathered dust, violins moldered in their cases. Students joylessly rehearsed solfege, keenly indifferent toward music-making. Inept organists left worshipers cringing in their pews. The town band was a disgrace. Then suddenly, after what came to be known as the Great Event, everything changed. Families organized string quartets, children eagerly studied music in school, and the…
Recorded Music in American Life: The Phonograph and Popular Memory, 1890-1945
India, History of classical music
What Do We Do If the Saudi Monarchy Falls
Although by no means a certainty, the growing internal problems inside the Kingdom as well as the increased strains in Saudi-American relations since September 11 both indicate that the downfall of the monarchy may be more likely now than in the past. How could America respond to such an eventuality? The impact of this “worst case” scenario would be so enormous that some thought clearly needs to be given to what U.S. foreign policy options might …
Paul Lansky. Conversation Pieces
Primakov Redux? Putin's Pursuit of "Multipolarism" in Asia
When he was Russia's foreign minister and then prime minister under Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s, Yevgeny Primakov attempted to build a international order in response to what he (and many others) perceived as the unipolar world order being built by the United States. Vladimir Putin, who became Russia's president at the end of 1999, initially continued this foreign policy course. In the wake of September 11, 2001, however, he appeared to abandon it…
Russian-Iranian Relations in the Ahmadinejad Era
Russia and Iran share a common hostility toward the United States. There have, however, been important differences between Moscow and Tehran - especially over issues. Relations seemed to improve, though, with Vladimir Putin's October 2007 visit to Tehran and Russia's shipment to Iran of the enriched uranium needed to start up the Bushehr power plant. Important differences, however, remain between the two countries that serve to limit the extent t…
Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music
In "Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music," Mark Katz explores the complex and evolving relationship between music and technology. He argues that technology has been a driving force in shaping musical creation, performance, dissemination, and reception throughout history. The book examines a wide range of technologies, from the earliest recording devices to digital audio workstations and the internet, demonstrating how each innovation…
What Does It Mean to Study Popular Music?: A Musicologist's Perspective: What Does It Mean to Study Popular Music?
Hip-Hop Turntablism, Creativity and Collaboration (Sophy Smith)
Preserving Heritage, Fostering Change
This article explores how two groups of American popular musicians have engaged with sound reproduction technologies—country artists and radio in the 1920s–40s and hip-hop DJs and video since 2000—to create an unintended but lasting cultural heritage for their musical traditions. Neither the radio broadcasts made by country artists nor the amateur videos of DJs were intended to be permanent. We argue that the practitioners of these traditions hav…
The Rise and Fall of Grammophonmusik
Build: The Power of Hip Hop Diplomacy in a Divided World
Hip hop and diplomacy are unlikely partners. And yet, since 2001 the US Department of State has been sending hip hop artists to perform and teach around the world. The government has good reason to be interested in hip hop: it is known and loved across the globe, readily acknowledged as a product of American culture. Moreover, hip hop has long been a means of fostering community through creative collaboration—what hip hop artists call building—an…
The Great War, the Little String, and the Transformation of Modern Violin Playing
For centuries, gut strings, especially the highest and thinnest string, E, plagued violinists. They broke frequently, went out of tune easily, and whistled unpredictably. Starting in the 1870s, an alternative offered a solution—the steel E string. But steel strings were variously condemned as “an abomination,” “dangerous,” and “evil,” and most violinists continued to use gut. Then a remarkable change occurred. Within a mere three years—1918 to 19…
History (8 works) · Music History and Culture (7 works) · Art (6 works) · Musicology and Musical Analysis (5 works) · Visual arts (5 works) · Acoustics (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Physics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)