University of Vermont ScholarWorks @ UVM Graduate College Dissertations and Theses Dissertations and Theses 2008 The omprC ession and Expansion of Musical Experience in the Digital Age Jesse Lawson University of Vermont Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis Recommended Citation Lawson, Jesse, "The omprC ession and Expansion of Musical Experience in the Digital Age" (2008). Graduate College Dissertations and Theses. 133. https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/133 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Dissertations and Theses at ScholarWorks @ UVM. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate College Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ UVM. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE COMPRESSION AND EXPANSION OF MUSICAL EXPERIENCE IN THE DIGITAL AGE A Thesis Presented by Jesse Lawson to The Faculty of the Graduate College of The University of Vermont In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts Specializing in English October, 2008 Accepted by the Faculty of the Graduate College, The University of Vermont, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts specializing in English. Thesis ~xamj,&~ommittee: . Advisor I -. -. Jtr!rf~ ~eand Ill L.D. / / 4-- n..91 Chairperson -- F* 11ot-11:.5. ?,:rs,~::l.rr, Fh, I?. { ,. , .-LA-+- J &j . * L FflI__///* L Vice President for Research - Frd5ces I:. Carr, Ph: 33----- and Dean of Graduate Studies Date: May 6,2008 ABSTRACT As the record industry’s fortunes decline, consumers experience increasing access to the world’s recorded music, legally and otherwise, through digital technologies.