Author: R. Murray SchaferPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
The Tuning of the World
Author: R. Murray SchaferPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 301
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The Soundscape
Author: R. Murray SchaferPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1594776687
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
The soundscape--a term coined by the author--is our sonic environment, the ever-present array of noises with which we all live. Beginning with the primordial sounds of nature, we have experienced an ever-increasing complexity of our sonic surroundings. As civilization develops, new noises rise up around us: from the creaking wheel, the clang of the blacksmith’s hammer, and the distant chugging of steam trains to the “sound imperialism” of airports, city streets, and factories. The author contends that we now suffer from an overabundance of acoustic information and a proportionate diminishing of our ability to hear the nuances and subtleties of sound. Our task, he maintains, is to listen, analyze, and make distinctions. As a society we have become more aware of the toxic wastes that can enter our bodies through the air we breathe and the water we drink. In fact, the pollution of our sonic environment is no less real. 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.
R. Murray Schafer
Author: L. Brett ScottPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810888262
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
R. Murray Schafer: A Creative Life is the authoritative exploration of the life and work of this preeminent Canadian composer, artist, educator, and activist. Working closely with the composer and his family, L. Brett Scott has created the most up-to-date and accurate exploration of Schafer. Scott draws on many public and private sources, including the composer’s own journals and correspondence, which have not been previously available to researchers. Scott discusses Schafer’s extensive writings, including his research writings on Ezra Pound and E. T. A. Hoffmann, and his multiple works of fiction. The volume also includes a detailed summary of Schafer’s work in the field of acoustic ecology and recognition of his role as founder of the World Soundscape Project as well as an overview of his writings on creative music education. With complete discussions of his theater works, choral compositions, compositions for voice, chamber pieces, orchestral compositions, and early and transitional works and a chronological list of compositions and select discography, this volume presents the most comprehensive study of Schafer and his enduring legacy.
The New Soundscape
Author: R. Murray SchaferPublisher:
ISBN: 9780900938290
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 65
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The Thinking Ear
Author: R. Murray SchaferPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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Creative Music Education
Author: R. Murray SchaferPublisher: New York : Schirmer Books
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 298
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The Book of Noise
Author: R. Murray SchaferPublisher: Indian River, Ont. : Arcana Editions
ISBN:
Category : City noise
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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The Rhinoceros in the Classroom
Author: R. Murray SchaferPublisher: [London] : Universal Edition (Canada
ISBN: 9780900938443
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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R. Murray Schafer and the Plot to Save the Planet
Author: Jesse StewartPublisher:
ISBN: 9780992007300
Category : Composers
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Journey with Jesse as he captures the biography of one of culture's most colourful characters, R. Murray Schafer. Starting with their search for a lost child in the Haliburton Forest, to exploring soundscapes of Japan, to an unexpected battle with the mysterious Morgellons, Jesse exposes an insidious plot to destroy the planet and arrives at the same conclusion as Murray. Art should be dangerous. Over a period of one year the author shadowed R. Murray Schafer to penetrate the multifaceted genius of Canada's preeminent composer, artist, agitator, environmental activist and the originator of the term "soundscape."
The Vancouver Soundscape
Author: R. Murray SchaferPublisher: Burnaby, B.C. : World Soundscape Project, Sonic Research Studio, Department of Communication, Simon Fraser University
ISBN: 9780889850149
Category : City noise
Languages : en
Pages : 71
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