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The soundscape by R. Murray Schafer · Booklabria

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The soundscape

History and criticismSpiritual life

The soundscape

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First published: 1994

Synopsis

The natural soundscape - The sounds of life - The rural soundscape - From town to city - The industrial revolution - The electric revolution - Music, the soundscape and changing perceptions - Notation - Classification - Perception - Morphology - Symbolism - Noise - Listening - The acoustic community - Rhythm and tempo in the soundscape - The acoustic designer - The soniferous garden - Silence - The music beyond.

Subjects: History and criticism
Spiritual life
Music
Sound
Philosophy and aesthetics
Acoustics and physics

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Publishers: Destiny Books · Distributed to the book trade in the United States by American International Distribution Corp
Published: 1994
Pages: 301
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0892814551

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