A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

The ideal of “hi fi” really indicates a new concept of composition rather than performance. If the jazz musician composes in the act of performing, the mike and studio situation being into existence both new composition and new performance.
“Liturgy and the Microphone”, (1974), p 15-16
Year: 1974
Chapters: Jazz | Music
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