ABSTRACT

While there is a sense in which technological advancements enhance our experience of the world, there is also a sense in which technology obscures the world. One such instance of technology’s ability to (potentially) obscure the world is the way in which makes works of art (I focus on music) so readily accessible. While in many ways the accessibility and democratisation of music offered by digital streaming, for example, is seen to be convenient, we may also notice how this accessibility can efface the significance of the musical work – works that were once only encountered in the concert hall as “works of art” now also function as background music while we drive our cars, or do the dishes, for instance. In this paper, I argue that improvisation, such as that which is demonstrated by improvising musicians, offers us a “way in” to (re)experience music as works of art, qua art, in the age of technology.

摘要

在某种程度上，技术进步会增强我们对世界的体验，但在某种程度上，技术也会使世界变得模糊。技术（可能）使世界（可能）模糊不清的这种例子之一就是使艺术品（我专注于音乐）如此容易获得的方式。例如，虽然从很多方面看，数字流媒体提供的音乐的可访问性和民主化都很方便，但我们还可能注意到，这种可访问性如何影响音乐作品的重要性，而这些作品曾经只在音乐厅里遇到过。例如，当我们驾驶汽车或洗碗时，“艺术品”现在还可以用作背景音乐。在本文中，我认为即兴演奏（如即兴演奏者所展示的即兴演奏）