The soundscape : our sonic environment and the tuning of the world / R. Murray Schafer.
"The soundscape--a term coined by the author--is our sonic environment, the ever-present array of noises with which we all live... Schafer emphasizes the importance of discerning the sounds that enrich and feed us and using them to create healthier environments. To this end, he explains how to...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Rochester, Vermont :
Destiny Books,
[1994]
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| Summary: | "The soundscape--a term coined by the author--is our sonic environment, the ever-present array of noises with which we all live... Schafer emphasizes the importance of discerning the sounds that enrich and feed us and using them to create healthier environments. To this end, he explains how to classify sounds, appreciating their beauty or ugliness, and provides exercises and “soundwalks” to help us become more discriminating and sensitive to the sounds around us. This book is a pioneering exploration of our acoustic environment, past and present, and an attempt to imagine what it might become in the future."--Back cover. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: The tuning of the world. New York : Knopf, 1977. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 301 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0892814551 9780892814558 |