José Bowen’s fast, three-century look
at musical disruption featured on TED.COM
In his presentation at TEDxË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Meadows School of the Arts Dean Jose Bowen talks about the changing technology of music distribution and Beethoven the businessman.
DALLAS (Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ) –Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ's José Bowen’s provocative interpretation of “Beethoven as Businessman,” and the evolution of music from a shared experience, to a personal (and eventually pirated) experience, is a featured presentation on the widely viewed site.
Bowen, dean of Meadows School of the Arts and a music professor, gave his presentation (see below) at in December 2011 outlining how new printing technology and an improved piano provided a platform for the first music industry and influenced a generation of composers. TEDxË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ is an independent, self-organized event, modeled on the annual TED (technology, entertainment and design) conference in Long Beach, Calif., that features fast-paced, entertaining presentations and performances based on the concept of “ideas worth spreading.”
TED.com is an internationally viewed site with a huge audience. The posting of Bowen’s presentation is only the second time that a presentation from TEDxË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ has been featured on TED.com. The first TEDxË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ presentation to be featured on TED.com was that of architect Joshua Prince Ramus in October 2009.
Visit the archive of other presentations from TEDxË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ at
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